Nashville Hot Chicken

Name: Nashville Hot Chicken
Prep time: Overnight
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 12 hours

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Prep

Overnight

Cook

15 minutes

Total

12 hours

Serves

people

Ingredients

Cure:

Dredge:

Buttermilk Dip:

Hot Oil Spices:

Start by curing the chicken with kosher salt on both sides. Let sit in the fridge for 24 hours.
Fill a heavy bottomed pot with oil and preheat to 325°F (160°C).
For the buttermilk dredge, whisk together beaten eggs with buttermilk, hot sauce, and pickle juice.
For the flour dredge, combine all-purpose flour with kosher salt. Whisk together.
For the spicy oil, mix and combine cayenne powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, kosher salt, and dark brown sugar.
Dunk the chicken into the flour followed by the buttermilk mixture and back into the flour mixture. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
Drop chicken into the oil in batches for 15-18 minutes or internal temperature reaches 165°F.
Transfer to a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet.
Take a cup of hot frying oil and whisk into the spice mixture.
Once thoroughly mixed, add each piece of chicken and cover with spice mixture.
Lay chicken on a slice of white bread, top with pickles and serve.