Description
Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches are a fiery, mouthwatering delight that brings the iconic flavors of Nashville straight to your kitchen. Featuring crispy fried chicken coated in a spicy cayenne pepper sauce, these sandwiches are perfect for game days or casual gatherings. Each bite bursts with flavor, complemented by creamy coleslaw and tangy pickles on a toasted bun. Quick to prepare and highly customizable, this recipe is sure to impress friends and family alike.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium chicken breasts
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- Spices: cayenne, garlic powder, salt, black pepper
- Frying oil (or melted butter)
- Brown sugar
- Burger buns (toasted)
- Coleslaw
- Mayonnaise
- Pickles
Instructions
- Slice chicken breasts in half horizontally to create cutlets. Season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce in one bowl; combine flour, cornstarch, and spices in another.
- Dredge chicken in the flour mixture, dip into buttermilk mix, then coat again with flour.
- Heat oil in a heavy-duty pan to 350ºF and fry chicken for about 3 minutes per side until golden brown.
- Make the hot sauce by mixing hot oil with brown sugar and spices; baste onto fried chicken.
- Assemble the sandwich with mayonnaise, fried chicken, coleslaw, and pickles on toasted buns.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 580
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 1,150mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 110mg