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Nashville Hot Chicken

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Nashville Hot Chicken

This just might be the most Music City meal ever! Start with Loveless Cafe’s Famous Fried Chicken, then toss it in our signature spicy sauce to make a truly authentic version of the iconic Nashville Hot Chicken.

This recipe is featured in our Loveless Cafe Cookbook!

Servings: 4

Nashville Hot Sauce

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine spices in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Add melted butter and mix well. Add Hot Sauce and mix until color is consistent.

Fried Chicken

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut chicken into eight pieces and rinse. Drain and pat dry.
  2. Pour Fried Chicken Breading into a bowl.
  3. Heat 1 inch of vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat (375 degrees in an electric skillet).
  4. Dredge chicken in breading, coating well on all surfaces.
  5. Pat off excess breading and place chicken in hot oil, making sure pieces are not touching each other.
  6. When chicken is browned (approximately 5 minutes), turn pieces over and reduce heat to medium (300 degrees).
  7. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
  8. Remove lid, increase heat to medium-high and flip chicken. Cook an additional 5 to 7 minutes.
  9. Remove chicken from skillet, drain on a paper towel, then toss with Nashville Hot Sauce.
  10. Serve on sliced bread topped with dill pickle chips and sprinkled with kosher salt.
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