Recipe: Tasty Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets

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Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets. They use my spin on a Nashville Hot Chicken spice blend and a tiny bit of olive oil to make little juicy and tender flavor bombs. The biggest difference between these chicken nuggets and my chicken burgers is the cayenne pepper. Don't get me wrong, the nuggets are still spicy AF.

Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets - YOU DECIDE! The Cheesecake Factory or KFC Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets. Nashville Hot Chicken begins with fried chicken. You can have Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets

  1. It's 6 oz of chicken breast.
  2. Prepare 1/2 tsp of olive oil.
  3. It's 1 tsp of brown sugar.
  4. It's 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper.
  5. You need 1/2 tsp of paprika.
  6. It's 1/2 tsp of chili powder.
  7. It's 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
  8. It's 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
  9. Prepare 1/4 tsp of crushed red pepper.

It is the base of the recipe and needs to be fabulous on its own to hold up to the sauce. If you've never had Nashville Hot Chicken, we're talking about an ultra-crispy fried chicken doused with a cayenne-infused glaze, and by 'glaze' I mean melted butter and lard. For the record, I've never been to Nashville, so I can't tell you how authentic this is, but it works for me, and is fairly easy to pull. In a large bowl, season chicken generously with salt and pepper.

Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets step by step

  1. Cut chicken into chunks and pat dry with paper towel.
  2. Toss in bowl with the olive oil.
  3. Add in all the spices and brown sugar and toss to coat.
  4. Air-fry at 400 for 8-10 minutes.

Whisk eggs, buttermilk, and hot sauce in a large bowl. He always gets the Hot Chicken from either Hattie B's or a few other excellent. Nashville Hot Chicken Strips: Traditional Nashville hot chicken is all the rage these days, but you don't have to go all the way to Tennessee to get it. Thanks to a simple (and dare-worthy) chili oil, you can make it at home! I like to make chicken strips with it, but you could use it on full pieces also!