tracy's nashville hot chicken

Recipe by
Tracy Joyner
Joplin, MO

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.

yield 2 serving(s)
prep time 12 Hr
cook time 25 Min
method Deep Fry

Ingredients For tracy's nashville hot chicken

  • MARINADE
  • buttermilk + pickle juice + cajun seasoning & cayenne
  • PASTE
  • 4 Tbsp
    lard
  • 2 Tbsp
    cajun seasoning
  • 6 Tbsp
    cayenne pepper
  • 6 pinch
    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

  • 1
    Presoak the chicken in buttermilk,pickle juice and spices.
  • 2
    Roll chicken in flour and fry it.
  • 3
    Microwave the lard for about 30 seconds then mix all of the ingredients for the paste
  • 4
    Apply 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.
  • 5
    Serve on top of a slice of white bread with pickles.

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