Hot Honey Chicken Sliders
Serves 9
Directions
- 1Start with the marinade for the chicken by mixing buttermilk and spices (salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder) very well together.
- 2Optionally, add a hot sauce like Sriracha to the marinade and stir well.
- 3Add the chicken pieces to the marinade, ensuring they are fully covered.
- 4Refrigerate the chicken for about an hour, or ideally 2-3 hours or overnight.
- 5Prepare the flour mixture by adding the same spices used in the buttermilk marinade to the flour.
- 6After marinating, coat each chicken piece in the seasoned flour and set aside briefly.
- 7Repeat the flour coating process for all chicken pieces.
- 8Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
- 9Fry the chicken until it is crunchy and golden brown, then remove it from the oil.
- 10Prepare the glaze by melting 2 EL butter, then mixing in 1 EL hot sauce (e.g., Sriracha), 1 EL honey, and some salt.
- 11Stir the glaze well and let it simmer.
- 12Spread the glaze mixture over the fried chicken.
- 13If using, butter the upper and lower halves of the slider buns.
- 14Apply homemade Ranch Dressing to the bottom bun.
- 15Place the hot honey chicken on top of the Ranch Dressing.
- 16Add a few slices of cucumber.
- 17Spread homemade garlic butter (1-2 EL butter, 3-4 pressed garlic cloves, parsley) on the top bun.
- 18Place the top bun on the slider.
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breast fillets, cut into 9-10 smaller pieces
- 1 bottle Buttermilk
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cayenne Pepper
- Sweet Paprika
- Smoked Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Hot Sauce
- Flour
- Oil for frying
- 2 EL Butter (for glaze)
- 1 EL Hot Sauce, e.g. Sriracha (for glaze)
- 1 EL Honey (for glaze)
- Salt (for glaze)
- 1 EL Butter (for garlic butter)
- 3 Garlic cloves, pressed (for garlic butter)
- Parsley (for garlic butter)
- 2 EL Mayonnaise (for Ranch-Dressing)
- 2 EL Yogurt (for Ranch-Dressing)
- 2 EL Buttermilk (for Ranch-Dressing)
- 2 Garlic cloves, pressed (for Ranch-Dressing)
- Fresh Parsley (for Ranch-Dressing)
- Fresh Chives (for Ranch-Dressing)
- Salt (for Ranch-Dressing)
- Pepper (for Ranch-Dressing)
- Lemon juice (for Ranch-Dressing)
- 9 Slider Buns, bought or homemade
- 1 Mini cucumber, sliced
- 2 EL Mayonnaise (for dipping sauce, optional)
- 1 EL Creme Fraiche (for dipping sauce, optional)
- 0.5 EL Sriracha (for dipping sauce, optional)
- Salt (for dipping sauce, optional)
- Smoked Paprika (for dipping sauce, optional)
Equipment
BowlRefrigeratorFrying pan/Pot for deep fryingBrush
Tips
- The longer the chicken marinates, the better.
- You can make your own slider buns.
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