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Nashville-Style Chicken Breasts

Fried chicken with a hot and spicy sauce
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 35 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 433 kcal

Equipment

  • large skillet
  • cooking thermometer (optional)

Ingredients
  

Marinade
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup juice from mild pickled jalapenos
  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce (such as Tabasco, Texas Pete, or Louisiana style hot sauce)
  • 1 large egg, beaten well
Chicken
  • 2.5 pounds chicken breasts, sliced thin (approximately 7-8 thin boneless chicken breasts)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
Sauce
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup cooking oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon Chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
Other
  • pickled jalapeno slices
  • dill pickle slices
  • ½ cup cooking oil for frying

Instructions
 

Marinade
  • Place chicken in a plastic resealable bag (or bowl with lid). Add the buttermilk, jalapeno juice, hot sauce, and egg. Seal the bag and shake to mix ingredients and coat the chicken. Marinate in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.
Chicken
  • Remove chicken from the marinade bag and shake off excess liquid. Pour the leftover marinade into a wide shallow bowl for dipping.
  • In another wide shallow bowl for dredging, mix flour, salt, and pepper.
  • Dredge the chicken through the flour. Then dip the chicken into the marinade bowl to coat it again. Dredge again in the flour mixture to create a double coat of flour.
  • Pour approximately 1/2 inch of cooking oil into a skillet. Heat oil to 325°F. Add a few chicken breasts to the hot oil, taking care not to crowd the pan. Brown the chicken on both sides, then cook until tender, or the internal temperature reaches 160°F. Remove chicken to a platter. Do not stack or cover the chicken, as the crusts may stick together or become soggy.
Sauce
  • In a small saucepan, melt the butter and add the cooking oil. Add the spices and bring the mixture to a boil. Remove from the heat. Brush as little or as much hot sauce over the chicken breasts as desired just before serving, so the chicken stays crispy.
  • Serve with pickles and/or pickled jalapeno slices.

Nutrition

Calories: 433kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 35gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 887mgPotassium: 651mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 928IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 2mg
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