Dave ’s Style Hot Chicken Tenders
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Submerge chicken tenders in buttermilk.
- 2Add hot sauce to the buttermilk mixture.
- 3Add mustard to the buttermilk mixture.
- 4Crack an egg into the buttermilk mixture.
- 5Add paprika to the mixture.
- 6Add chili powder to the mixture.
- 7Add garlic powder to the mixture.
- 8Mix the chicken and marinade thoroughly.
- 9Marinate the chicken.
- 10Combine flour and corn starch for the dry batter.
- 11Add paprika, chili powder, and garlic powder to the dry batter.
- 12Toss the chicken into the dry batter.
- 13Dip the chicken back into the wet batter.
- 14Dip the chicken one last time into the dry batter.
- 15Drop the chicken tenders into oil heated to 360 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 16Fry for 5 to 6 minutes until golden brown.
- 17Combine paprika, garlic, chipotle chili powder, sazon, and brown sugar for the dusting spices.
- 18Add cayenne pepper to the spice mix if you want it spicy.
- 19Quickly dunk the fried tenders back into the hot oil.
- 20Generously cover every crevice with the seasoning mix.
- 21Dip the chicken tender in Dave's sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken tenders
- 4 cups buttermilk
- 0.25 cup hot sauce
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 4 cups flour
- 1.5 cups corn starch
- 2 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp chipotle chili powder
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp sazon
- 1 cup mayo
- 2 tbsp chipotle hot sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- to taste salt
- as much as you want cayenne pepper
Equipment
bowltongsspicerdeep fryerwire rackplate
Tips
- Add as much cayenne pepper as you want if you want it to be spicy.
- The speaker suggests a wet-dry-wet-dry battering method for extra crispiness, though Dave's Hot Chicken is said to use only one dredge.
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