Nashville Hot Chicken

• 3 lb chicken pieces
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 3 tbsp hot sauce
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tbsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 4 cups vegetable oil
• 8 slices white bread
• ½ cup dill pickles

How to Make It

1. 1

   Marinate chicken pieces in buttermilk, hot sauce, salt, and garlic for 4+ hours.

2. 2

   Set up breading: flour seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.

3. 3

   Dredge chicken from buttermilk into flour, back into buttermilk, back into flour (double dredge).

4. 4

   Fry in 350°F oil 10-12 minutes for bone-in pieces, until deeply golden and cooked through.

5. 5

   Make hot paste: whisk cayenne, brown sugar, garlic powder, paprika, and black pepper into 0.5 cup of the hot frying oil.

6. 6

   Immediately brush or pour hot paste liberally over fried chicken.

7. 7

   Serve on white bread with dill pickle slices and coleslaw.