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Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich (Spicy Chicken Sandwich)

This Spicy Chicken Sandwich is flavored with a sizzling hot sauce and spice blend that penetrate the crispy coating of the chicken, and then paired with a cool, herby, tangy sour cream ranch dressing. This iconic chicken sandwich is known for two things - heat & flavor!

Servings: 4 sandwiches
Calories: 889 kcal
Course: Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine: North American

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts
Marinade
  • salt and pepper
Egg mix (for dredging)
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup of milk
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1- 2 tbsp Sriracha
Flour mix
  • 1 ½ cups of flour
  • ¼ tsp of salt
  • 1 tsp ground pepper
Hot Sauce
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 2 tbsp bacon fat or use all butter, or all lard
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp paprika use 2 tbsps, if you're only using 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 ½ tbsp cayenne pepper use 1 tbsp if you like it less spicy
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • salt to taste
  • oil for deep frying
Sandwich
  • 8 thick slices of white bread or 4 burger buns toasted lightly
  • dill pickles
  • Shredded red cabbage and carrots for the colesalw optional
  • Ranch dressing or sour cream ranch see below for recipe
Sour Cream Ranch
  • 1 cup of sour cream
  • 1 tbsp chopped dill
  • 1 tbsp chopped chives
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

Chicken marinade
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  1. Halve the two chicken breast pieces and pound each piece until it's about 1 cm thick.
  2. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of each piece.
Hot and Spicy Fried Chicken
  1. Mix the ingredients for the egg mix (for dredging). Set aside.
  2. Mix the ingredients for the flour mix. Set aside.
  3. Take a piece of chicken and coat it with the flour mix. Then dip it in the egg mix to coat and once more in the flour mix to coat.
  4. Set it on a wire rack (or on a plate that's sprinkled with flour).
  5. Heat the oil to about 380°F in a deep, heavy bottomed saucepan.
  6. Fry the chicken pieces (I only fry 2 pieces at a time to prevent overcrowding) for about 6 minutes, until the chicken turns golden brown and the internal temperature is at about 165°F.
  7. Place the chicken on a wire rack (the chicken can also be kept in a warm oven to keep it warm).
  8. While the chicken is frying, place all the ingredients for the hot sauce in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat to melt the butter and mix all the ingredients to form a paste.
  9. Once all ingredients are mixed, keep it warm until the chicken is fried.
  10. Brush the hot sauce generously over the fried chicken.
Sour Cream Ranch
  1. Place all the ingredients in a small food processor and pulse to mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste (add more lemon juice if needed too).
  2. Optional - mix some of the dressing with shredded cabbage and carrots to make a coleslaw.
Hot and Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwiches
  1. Place one piece of spicy fried chicken on a burger bun. Top with dill pickles and sour cream ranch dressing and serve with coleslaw.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1sandwich Calories 889kcal (44%) Carbohydrates 68g (23%) Protein 40g (80%) Fat 52g (80%) Saturated Fat 27g (135%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 10g Trans Fat 0.5g Cholesterol 322mg (107%) Sodium 1229mg (51%) Potassium 706mg (20%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 3823IU (76%) Vitamin C 15mg (17%) Calcium 159mg (16%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4sandwiches

Amount Per Serving

Calories 889

% Daily Value*

Serving 1sandwich
Calories 889kcal 44%
Carbohydrates 68g 23%
Protein 40g 80%
Fat 52g 80%
Saturated Fat 27g 135%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 10g 50%
Trans Fat 0.5g 25%
Cholesterol 322mg 107%
Sodium 1229mg 51%
Potassium 706mg 15%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 9g 18%
Vitamin A 3823IU 76%
Vitamin C 15mg 17%
Calcium 159mg 16%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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