Nashville Hot Chicken Burger
Quick answer
- Total time
- 45 min
- Level
- Hard
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 11
About this dish
The heat is added after frying: hot oil mixed with cayenne and brown sugar gets brushed over the crisp chicken thigh, leaving a red, fiery coat on the crust.
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A 30-minute buttermilk soak keeps the thigh meat juicy under that crunch.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Marinate chicken thighs in buttermilk for 30 minutes to tenderize and remove any odor.
- 2
Mix flour with garlic powder and salt, then coat the marinated chicken thoroughly.
- 3
Fry the chicken in oil preheated to 170 degrees Celsius for about 8 minutes until crispy and cooked through.
- 4
Mix cayenne pepper, brown sugar, and hot frying oil to make the spicy oil sauce and brush it over the fried chicken.
- 5
Assemble the burger by placing cabbage coleslaw mixed with mayonnaise, the spicy chicken, and pickles on a toasted bun.
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