Nashville hot chicken or Nashville style hot chicken is YUUUGE here. Plenty of hot chicken restaurants have popped up in the recent years including one in Hollywood called Dave's Hot Chicken that has a freaking two hour wait at times to get in. I have a hot chicken sammich regularly throughout L.A. so I decided to give it a try and make my own.
Started with a whole chicken (or two)
Separated
Made stock with the carcasses for later use
Grilled everything but the breasts the night prior
Oh yeah!
Next day I made a spicy buttermilk marinade :heh: Spicy is an understatement
Into the fridge for about 8 hours
After marination
Into a hot flour dredge. I went light on the dredge
Indirect on the kettle for some smoke until about 130*
After that into the CI pan
Oh yessssss!!!!
In the meantime made an even crazier hot glaze for the chicken with butter, clarified butter and the below rubs/spices. Did I mention spicy or hot was an understatement :clap2::clap2:
Chicken breasts done
Glazed them next
If that wasn't hot enough I added some of this my buddy brought back from a visit to Ohio :crazy::twisted:
Served with home made fries and a cold one. Even the slaw had jalapenos and a habanero in there :becky:
Needless to say hot, delicious and most importantly moist
While it was spicy the heat was gradual and very pleasant. Again, very hot but very well balanced. Def keeping my recipe.
Thanks for looking!!
Started with a whole chicken (or two)
Separated
Made stock with the carcasses for later use
Grilled everything but the breasts the night prior
Oh yeah!
Next day I made a spicy buttermilk marinade :heh: Spicy is an understatement
Into the fridge for about 8 hours
After marination
Into a hot flour dredge. I went light on the dredge
Indirect on the kettle for some smoke until about 130*
After that into the CI pan
Oh yessssss!!!!
In the meantime made an even crazier hot glaze for the chicken with butter, clarified butter and the below rubs/spices. Did I mention spicy or hot was an understatement :clap2::clap2:
Chicken breasts done
Glazed them next
If that wasn't hot enough I added some of this my buddy brought back from a visit to Ohio :crazy::twisted:
Served with home made fries and a cold one. Even the slaw had jalapenos and a habanero in there :becky:
Needless to say hot, delicious and most importantly moist
While it was spicy the heat was gradual and very pleasant. Again, very hot but very well balanced. Def keeping my recipe.
Thanks for looking!!
