Directions
- 1Add chicken thighs to a bowl.
- 2Pour buttermilk over the chicken thighs.
- 3Add a splash of pickle juice to the buttermilk and chicken.
- 4Add a generous amount of hot sauce to the mixture.
- 5Season with chipotle chili powder, paprika, and garlic.
- 6Mix well and let the flavors acclimate together by marinating until you lose patience.
- 7Prepare the Nashville Hot seasoning by combining brown sugar, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and chipotle chili powder in a separate bowl.
- 8Add as much cayenne pepper as you can handle to the seasoning mix.
- 9For the dry batter, combine two parts flour, one part cornstarch, and one part Evercrisp breader and batter boost in a bowl.
- 10Season the dry batter with the same seasonings used for the buttermilk marinade.
- 11Grab a marinated chicken tender, drip off excess moisture, and toss it into the dry batter.
- 12Give the chicken a few turns and press in the batter to ensure it's fully coated.
- 13Drop the battered chicken into hot oil at 350°F (175°C) and fry for about 5-6 minutes until golden brown.
- 14While the chicken is frying, grab your beautiful spices and hit them with hot, sizzling oil from the fryer.
- 15Remove the fried chicken from the oil and place it on a wire rack to drain excess oil.
- 16Instantly hit the fried chicken with flaky salt.
- 17Dunk the fried chicken in the Nashville Hot oil.
- 18Assemble the slider: on a toasted slider roll, add spicy mayo.
- 19Add a couple of sweet pickles on top of the mayo.
- 20Place the beautiful Nashville hot chicken on top of the pickles.
- 21If you want some parsley, you're only adding calories.
- 22Enjoy your Nashville Hot Chicken Slider.
Ingredients
- chicken thighs
- buttermilk
- pickle juice
- hot sauce
- Chipotle chili powder
- paprika
- garlic
- brown sugar
- smoked paprika
- garlic powder
- Chipotle chili powder
- cayenne pepper
- 2 parts flour
- 1 part cornstarch
- 1 part Evercrisp breader & batter boost
- flaky salt
- spicy mayo
- sweet pickles
- slider roll
Equipment
bowltongspanwire rack
Tips
- For the dry batter, you need two parts flour and one part cornstarch.
- Use as much cayenne pepper as you can handle for the Nashville Hot seasoning.
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