Don’t have time to travel to Nashville for their famous Hot Chicken?
Well, I am bringing Nashville to you with my Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets!
Yes folks, this is my take on the super spicy fried chicken made famous by Prince’s Hot Chicken.
Now I must tell ya’ this chicken is not BLAND!
Matter of fact I can’t cook food without a lot of spices because it’s not in my genetic makeup to eat spiceless food.
Not only am I creating a super spice blend to season the chicken, I am also marinating the chicken in hot sauce.
I find that marinating the chicken in hot sauce gives the chicken extra spice and creates a beautiful extra crunchy crust.
Don’t forget to have a loaf of fresh bread and a big jar of pickles to eat with your Hot Chicken!
Pickles and Hot Chicken is how it’s served in Nashville and when you try my Hot Chicken Nuggets you’ll understand what all the hoopla is really about.
I fried my chicken nuggets in batches because you don’t want to overcrowd the pan and take away the chicken crunch by steaming the chicken instead of frying it!
It should take around 3-4 batches depending on the size of your pan.
Also, don’t forget the chicken grease is your best friend.
We’re going to use some of the chicken grease and add loads of spices and create a spicy chicken oil.
If you can’t handle the heat I really don’t know what to tell ya!
After I remove the Hot Chicken from the spicy oil I actually sprinkle extra cayenne pepper on it.
This chicken is so hot the only thing that can help cool your mouth off is ice cold milk and Popsicles!
Enjoy.
PrintNashville Hot Chicken
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. boneless, skinless, chicken tenders
- 1/2 cup hot sauce
- 3 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons creole seasoning
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups flour
- cooking oil
- sliced pickles
- white bread
For the Hot Chili Oil:
- 1 1/2 cups fried chicken grease
- remaining seasoning blend
Instructions
- Rinse chicken and pat dry, cut into 2 inch chunks and place in a large bowl.
- Mix seasoning blend.
- Add 2 tablespoons of seasoning blend to chicken, add eggs and hot sauce, mix well and set chicken aside.
- Chicken can be marinated in the refrigerator for about 3 hours or overnight if desired.
- Add 2 tablespoons of seasoning blend to flour, mix well, set aside.
- Add cooking oil to a large deep pot over medium heat. Heat oil to 350 degrees.
- Coat chicken in flour mixture in batches.
- Add chicken to hot oil, don’t overcrowd the pot, cook chicken in about 3 batches.
- Fry chicken for 7-8 minutes, remove from pan, drain on paper napkins and repeat.
To Prepare the Hot Chili Oil:
- Add 1 1/2 cups of fried chicken grease to a separate large pot.
- Heat oil, stir remaining seasonings into oil, immediately dump chicken into oil in batches, mix well, transfer chicken to a cookie sheet and repeat with remaining chicken.
- Serve chicken with bread and pickles.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
i’ve got a question about the recipe. are you frying the chicken twice? it looks like you start out with regular oil & fry the chicken. then you make the hot chili oil & fry it again? is that correct. can’t wait to try this. just want to make sure i’m fixing it correctly.
Kinda, Sorta Suzanne! LOL, when I placed the chicken in the hot chili oil, it did sizzle! I guess you could say we’re double frying this chicken just a little. You could also add more hot sauce to the chili oil if you want it really extra spicy, like a 1/2 cup. I tried to tone it down slightly for my daughter but next time I am adding more hot sauce to the oil. It’s like we’re creating a sauce similar to an Asian chili sauce.
I’m confused on how you make the chicken grease. Where am I getting that from?
Hi Colin, after you fry the chicken nuggets you’re going to use that grease for your sauce. Not all of it, just the amount stated in the recipe.
Lisa
Sounds delicious, but I have a question: The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of hot sauce, what kind of hot sauce????Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Hi…this looks mouthwatering. Question, how long do we keep the nuggets in the oil the second time?
Not long Cubabee, I would say around 3 minutes, you’re really just coating the nuggets in the sauce.
We love Prince’s Hot Chicken. I’ll have to try your recipe. I pinned it for later.
The fried chicken oil you use to make the hot chili oil, are you meaning the oil you just took the chicken out of during the first fry?
Yes Lolo
I made this Friday and I loved it! I will make over and over again. Way better then going to the fried chicken place. I cut mine into fingers. For the second “fry” I let the oil reheat and added the chicken back in to the seasoned oil and swirled it around for around 2 minutes so I wouldn’t burn any of the seasoning that sat on the bottom of the oil. Thank you for this recipe!
I am glad you enjoyed it Dawn!
Hey,
Smoked sausage instead of regular hot dogs, you’re favorite baked beans on top of the sausage instead of chili, top it off with chees….. my mine is racing with ideas. Thanks.
Bubble Up. been a long time since I seen one of those. Chicken was great!! Right heat.
Thank you Joel!
For 3 pounds of chicken, how much oil should I use? Going to have to try this soon!
Hello Matthew I would say around 4-5 cups. Enjoy
Thank you Kandy,
I really appreciate everyone enjoying my board. As I said and you can see I love good food! (LOL)
Happy New Year,
Lisa
Thank you Jill, I hope you enjoy it. It was delicious!