Spicy Maple Pecan Fried Chicken

By Sherri Williams
@logansw

This is my tradtional fried chicken, reloaded. It's spicy, sweet, a lil' sticky and darn right delicious! This is a must add to your bucket list, I'm tellin' ya. Cooking with Love & Passion. sw :)

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote

Comments:

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Serves:

6-8

Prep:

5 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Ingredients

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6-8: boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 c: whole buttermilk
1/4 c: maple syrup
1/4 c: cup sriracha
: oil for frying
1/2 c: pure maple syrup-drizzle
2 c: self-rising flour
1/4 c: ground pecans-ground in coffee grinder
2 tsp: hickory sea salt
1 tsp: maple sugar
3/4 tsp: cayenne pepper1
1 tsp: granulated garlic
1 tsp: granulated onion

How to Make Spicy Maple Pecan Fried Chicken

Step-by-Step

1Marinate chicken in buttermilk, syrup and sriracha for at least 4 hours in a gallon size zip-lock bag; best overnight.
2Heat deep fryer to 350 degrees. Combine breading ingredients in a large baking dish. Dredge the chicken in the flour mixture and fry 10-12 minutes until juices run clear and golden brown. Cook in batches and drain on paper towel.
3Drizzle maple syrup on hot juicy chicken. Serve with hot buttermilk biscuits

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