Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Place chicken thighs into a bowl.
- 2Add buttermilk to the chicken.
- 3Pour a splash of pickle juice into the bowl.
- 4Add lots of hot sauce.
- 5Season with chipotle chili powder, paprika, and garlic powder.
- 6Mix the chicken and marinade well.
- 7Marinate the chicken for a desired amount of time.
- 8Prepare the Nashville hot seasoning by adding brown sugar to a plate.
- 9Add smoked paprika to the brown sugar.
- 10Add garlic powder to the mixture.
- 11Add chipotle chili powder.
- 12Add cayenne pepper to your liking.
- 13Prepare the dry batter with two parts flour and one part cornstarch.
- 14Add one part EverCrisp breader and batter boost.
- 15Add the same seasonings used for the buttermilk marinade to the dry batter.
- 16Grab a marinated chicken tender, drip off excess moisture.
- 17Toss the chicken into the dry batter.
- 18Press the batter into the chicken by hand.
- 19Drop the battered chicken into hot oil at 350°F.
- 20Grab the prepared spices for the Nashville hot oil.
- 21Pour hot sizzling oil over the spices.
- 22After 5-6 minutes, remove the golden brown fried chicken from the oil.
- 23Instantly sprinkle flaky salt on the hot chicken.
- 24Dunk the fried chicken in the Nashville hot oil.
- 25Spread spicy mayo on a toasted slider roll.
- 26Add a couple of sweet pickles on top of the mayo.
- 27Place the Nashville hot chicken on the slider roll.
- 28Optionally, sprinkle parsley for extra calories.
Ingredients
- chicken thighs
- buttermilk
- pickle juice
- hot sauce
- chipotle chili powder
- paprika
- garlic powder
- brown sugar
- smoked paprika
- cayenne pepper
- 2 parts flour
- 1 part cornstarch
- 1 part EverCrisp breader & batter boost
- hot oil
- flaky salt
- slider rolls
- spicy mayo
- sweet pickles
- parsley
Equipment
bowlpanladletongsbaking traywire rackknifecutting board
Tips
- Use chicken thighs for better flavor and moisture.
- Marinate chicken until you lose patience for maximum flavor.
- Instantly hit the fried chicken with flaky salt for best seasoning.
- Add parsley to your slider rolls if you want extra calories.
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