Crispy Spicy Chicken Sandwich
You are going to love this homemade Spicy Chicken Sandwich recipe! Chicken breast in a spicy buttermilk marinate and fried until the chicken is juicy and crispy. The fried chicken is then smothered in a delicious buttery hot sauce and served in between buns.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast boneless skinless
chicken marinade-
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 Tbsp hot sauce
- 1 tsp salt, or to taste
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper, or to taste
chicken breading-
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp salt, or to taste
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
sauce-
- 1/4 cup hot sauce
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
Instructions
how to marinade crispy chicken-
- Cut the chicken breast half giving you 4 chicken cutlets. Beat chicken with a meat mallet so all the chicken is even in thickness.
- In a bowl, combine the buttermilk, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Add the chicken fillets into the buttermilk, allow to marinate 30 minutes or overnight.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Take the chicken from the buttermilk marinade and dredge in the flour mixture, completely coating the chicken.
frying chicken sandwich-
- In a Dutch oven or large pot with a thick bottom, add enough oil to completely cover chicken breast when submerged. Heat until oil is about 350°F.
- Once hot, add the chicken and fry until golden and crispy, about 3-4 minutes per side.
- Transfer chicken to a place lined with a paper towel.
coating in hot sauce-
- Meanwhile, in a skillet melt the butter with the hot sauce.
- Add the fried chicken into the hot sauce mixture and fully coat the chicken in the hot sauce.
- Prepare all the toppings for the sandwich. Assemble the sandwiches and enjoy.