Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich

Name: Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 boneless chicken thighs; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup flour; 2 tbsp cayenne; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp paprika; oil for frying; brioche buns to serve; dill pickles to serve; coleslaw to serve

Fiery crispy chicken sandwich with Nashville hot spice paste, pickles and slaw on a brioche bun. Mixing the hot paste with oil straight from the fryer lets it coat the chicken in a glossy, clinging layer instead of just dusting the surface.

Total time

90 min

Prep

70 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

comfortsandwichspicy

Ingredients

4boneless chicken thighs

1 cupbuttermilk

1 cupflour

2 tbspcayenne

1 tbspbrown sugar

1 tsppaprika

oilfor frying

brioche bunsto serve

dill picklesto serve

coleslawto serve

Instructions

Soak chicken in buttermilk 1 hour. Dredge in seasoned flour.

Fry at 350°F for 12-15 minutes until golden and cooked through.

Mix cayenne, brown sugar, and paprika with ¼ cup frying oil for the hot paste.

Brush chicken generously with paste.

Serve on buns with pickles and coleslaw.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

196

Protein

11.9g

Fat

2.3g

Carbs

32.3g

Fiber

2.1g

Sodium

80mg

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