
How To Make Nashville Hot Chicken KFC Recipe (Copycat)
Take your fried chicken to the next level with this Nashville hot chicken KFC recipe. Enjoy juicy chicken smothered in a spicy-buttery sauce.
Prep:
20 mins
Cook:
30 mins
Total:
50 mins
Ingredients
- 5 lb mixed chicken pieces, Bone-In
- vegetable oil, For Frying
For Buttermilk Marinade:
- 2 cup buttermilk
- 1½ tbsp spice rub
- 2 bay leaves
For Spice Rub:
- 1½ tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp oregano, Dried
- 1 tbsp basil, Dried
- 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
For Buttermilk Egg Wash:
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup hot sauce
For Breading:
- 3½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- spice rub, (remaining from recipe above), (reserve 1 teaspoon for sauce)
For Nashville Hot Sauce:
- 2 tbsp hot sauce
- 2 tbsp butter, Melted
- 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp spice rub
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
Instructions
Spice Rub:
- In a small bowl, combine all spice rub ingredients.
Marinade:
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In a large bowl, combine buttermilk, bay leaves, and 1½ tablespoons of the spice rub. Add chicken until well coated. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.
Hot Sauce:
- In a medium bowl combine, 1 teaspoon of the spice rub, and all remaining hot sauce ingredients except for the butter.
For Breading/Egg Wash:
- In a large shallow dish, combine eggs, buttermilk, and hot sauce.
- In a separate shallow dish, combine flour, baking powder, and remaining spice rub in a large bowl.
- Dredge chicken in flour, then buttermilk, and then flour again. Place on a baking sheet until ready to fry.
Frying:
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In a large dutch oven heat 3 inches of oil to 375 degrees F. Cook 3 to 4 pieces at a time for 7 minutes per side, or until chicken reaches 165 degrees F.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Add butter to prepared sauce, whisk until smooth.
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Cool for 2 to 3 minutes before brushing on sauce.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 8g
- :
- Calcium: 248mg
- Calories: 332kcal
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Cholesterol: 51mg
- Fat: 8g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 4mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
- Potassium: 323mg
- Protein: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Sodium: 1915mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 1325IU
- Vitamin C: 11mg
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