These Nashville Hot Chicken Bites are a flavorful and quick dinner or meal prep beginning! Most people are so fond of these that they cook them twice every week. This a friendly reminder that Nashville Hot Chicken is, well, spicy. These chicken bites have a lot of flavors and are the right amount of spicy. Most people try making these with one to twelve teaspoons of cayenne pepper, but it gives most of them hiccups after the first taste, so reduce the spice a little! These are spicy in a good way, as described, with a steady burn that hits you in the aftertaste.
And if you are willing to enhance the flavors, try out the collection of chicken sauces from High on Chicken. The team of experts at High on Chicken always tries their best to manufacture the best-quality chicken sauces and other elements which will make your recipes more tasty and enjoyable.
What is Nashville Hot Chicken?
Nashville Hot Chicken is deep-fried chicken smeared in a spicy hot paste and served with pickles on top of white bread. The recipe is frequently attributed to Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, a nearly 100-year-old eatery in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville hot chicken is now available across the city of Nashville and throughout the country. Hattie B’s Hot Chicken, one of Nashville’s most iconic fried chicken franchises, has grown beyond its original Nashville locations, opening outlets in Alabama, Georgia, and Las Vegas.
Recommended servings
Most chefs recommend serving them with pickles (the tastes complement each other so nicely) and either bread, rice, a bun, yogurt dipping sauce, a glass of milk, High on Chicken’s sauces, or something else to chill your tongue if needed!
Ingredients
- Two pounds of boneless skinless chicken cubes
- Two cups milk
- Two huge eggs
- Four tablespoons of spicy sauce
- Five tbsp all-purpose flour
- Two tsp. kosher salt
- Two tsp. chili powder
- Tablespoons garlic powder
- Gallons of vegetable oil (frying)
- White bread for serving
- Serve with pickles
Chili oil:
- A twelve-cup neutral oil (I like sunflower)
- Cayenne pepper, 2 tbsp
- One teaspoon sugar
- One tsp. paprika
- Seasoning salt and pepper
Steps
- Cut the chicken into one-inch chunks. Remove any large pieces of fat—season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix milk, eggs, and spicy sauce in a medium mixing dish. Separately, combine the flour, salt, chili powder, and garlic powder.
- Coat the chicken with the milk mixture. Then, transfer to the flour mixture and coat thoroughly. It is recommended to coat all of the chicken pieces before cooking them.
- Preheat the frying oil to 350° F. Fry the chicken bites for about 6-7 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked and the crust is crispy. When the chicken is perfectly fried, remove it and drain the bites on a wire rack. Meanwhile, combine the chili oil components in a small saucepan over low heat. Keep heated, but not too hot, or the spices will burn.
- After the chicken has been fried, drizzle it with chili oil. Coat them thoroughly.
- Serve hot chicken bits with pickle slices on white bread.
What does it taste like?
It should be delicious, salty, spicy, and hot, but not overpoweringly so that you can’t taste the other spices or the juicy deep-fried meat. And, yes, it should be served on a white bun or bread with pickle chips.
If you need your chicken less spicy (we all have different thresholds for what we consider hot and spicy), that’s great, but don’t go too fancy with this chicken sandwich. The simplicity of Nashville hot chicken is its beauty. There’s no need for a brioche or sourdough bun, nor is it necessary to include tomatoes or (gasp!) avocado. It is not the time to embellish!
Lastly,
You’ll enjoy these extremely crispy chicken bites! These chicken nuggets come together quickly thanks to only a few ingredients and High on Chicken sauces. They’re the ideal tiny nibbles for snacking or eating as a meal! Your kids will be begging for more before you finish your plate of tender and juicy chunks of chicken. These small bites will be a hit in your house, we promise.
