Hot Honey Fried Chicken
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Grab your chicken and get ready to clean it.
- 2Add salt, vinegar, and water to the chicken in a bowl.
- 3Whisk together mayo, black pepper, ranch seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, and buttermilk to make the Wingstop Ranch.
- 4Combine 2 cups of flour with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, oregano, paprika, and coriander for the seasoned flour mix.
- 5Mix the seasoned flour well.
- 6For the wet batter, combine 1 cup of flour, 2 eggs (no shells), and 2 cups of sparkling water; whisk until it has a crepe-like consistency.
- 7Dry off the cleaned chicken pieces with a paper towel.
- 8First, coat the chicken in plain flour.
- 9Next, toss the floured chicken in the wet batter for the second coat, ensuring it's extra crispy.
- 10Then, coat the chicken in the seasoned flour.
- 11Carefully place the coated chicken into peanut oil preheated to 350°F.
- 12Once cooked, remove the chicken from the oil and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
- 13While the chicken rests, combine hot sauce, honey, maple syrup, Worcestershire sauce, butter, and lemon juice in a pot to make the hot honey sauce.
- 14Fry the chicken again at 375°F for at least 3-5 minutes to ensure ultimate crispiness.
- 15Toss the fried chicken in the hot honey sauce to coat.
Ingredients
- chicken
- salt
- vinegar
- water
- mayo
- black pepper
- 1 packet or two ranch seasoning
- Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 0.5 tablespoon garlic powder
- oregano
- paprika
- coriander
- 1 cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups sparkling water
- 1 gallon peanut oil
- 0.5 cup hot sauce
- 0.5 cup honey
- maple syrup
- Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- lemon juice
Equipment
bowlwhiskmeasuring cupfrying basketpotstove
Tips
- For extra crispy chicken, use a double coating method.
- Fry the chicken at 350°F initially, then rest for 5-10 minutes, and fry again at 375°F for 3-5 minutes.