# Dave's Hot Chicken Sandwich (Copycat)

Learn how to make the crispiest, juiciest Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich at home.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 egg
- buttermilk
- pickle juice
- hot sauce
- spices
- all-purpose flour
- cornstarch
- mayo
- mustard
- lemon juice
- black pepper
- salt
- bit sugar
- few tablespoons wet batter
- chicken breast fillets
- some hot oil
- some spices
- brioche buns
- some sauce
- pickles
- coleslaw

## Instructions

1. Start by making the wet batter with egg, buttermilk, pickle juice, hot sauce, and spices.
2. Prepare the dry batter using spices, all-purpose flour, and cornstarch.
3. Make the coleslaw by mixing mayo, mustard, lemon juice, black pepper, salt, and a bit of sugar.
4. Mix the coleslaw ingredients together and taste to adjust to your liking.
5. Add a few tablespoons of the wet batter into the dry batter to create a flaky texture.
6. Take the chicken breast fillets, dip them in the dry batter, then into the wet batter, then back into the dry batter.
7. Let the battered chicken rest before frying.
8. Fry the chicken in hot oil until it is beautiful, golden, and crispy.
9. Take some of the oil used for frying, mix it with some spices to create a spicy oil.
10. Dunk the fried chicken in the spicy oil.
11. Assemble the sandwiches with brioche buns, some sauce, pickles, and coleslaw.
12. Enjoy your Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich.

## Tips

- Add a few tablespoons of the wet batter into the dry batter to create a flaky texture.
- Let the chicken rest before frying.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRBQY6rd/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fdfcecd8-8514-4044-b133-e8ad8cb3983f
- Extracted: 2026-01-21

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