tracy's nashville hot chicken
Hot Chicken is not the same thing as Spicy chicken or Buffalo chicken. It is original to Nashville, TN USA and pretty unique to this area. We even have an annual Hot Chicken Festival to celebrate and compete with our individual recipes. It is definitely a Food Challenge item. Locals love the juice soaked white bread as much as the chkn For a history of Nashville Hot Chicken, google Princes Hot Chicken, Nashville TN. Oh yeah..if you're going to try this, don't go far or travel for at least 20 minutes. If you manage to make it through a serving, it is notorious for leaving you quickly.
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prep time
12 Hr
cook time
25 Min
method
Deep Fry
yield
2 serving(s)
Ingredients
- MARINADE
- - buttermilk + pickle juice + cajun seasoning & cayenne
- PASTE
- 4 tablespoons lard
- 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
- 6 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 6 pinches sugar
- - - self-rising flour for frying
- 4 - chicken breasts
- * - serve with pickles and on top of a slice of white bread
How To Make tracy's nashville hot chicken
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Step 1Presoak the chicken in buttermilk,pickle juice and spices.
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Step 2Roll chicken in flour and fry it.
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Step 3Microwave the lard for about 30 seconds then mix all of the ingredients for the paste
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Step 4Apply it evenly to the fried chicken using either a basting brush or latex glove-protected hands. **use about a teaspoonful of paste for each side of each chicken breast.
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Step 5Serve on top of a slice of white bread with pickles.
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