Honey Hot Nashville Chicken Sandwich

featuring our Perfectly Crafted Brioche Style Hamburger Buns

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients

FRIED CHICKEN

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

  • 1½ cup buttermilk

  • 1 cup all purpose flour

  • 1 tbsp granulated garlic

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

  • 2 tsp salt (divided into 1 each)

  • ½ tsp black pepper

  • 2 Eggs

  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs

  • Vegetable Oil for Deep Frying


    HOT HONEY BUTTER GLAZE

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter (1½ sticks) melted and divided

  • ¼ cup honey

  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika

  • 1/4 cup Louisiana-style hot sauce

  • ¼ tsp salt

  • 4 Nature’s Own Brioche Hamburger Buns - lightly toasted

  • 1 Jar of your Favorite Pickles

  • ½ cup buttermilk ranch

 
 

Directions

  1. Slice chicken into full-size cutlets and rest in a bowl of buttermilk, covered for 1 hour refrigerated.

  2. In 3 separate pans, pan 1: flour, granulated garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Mix. Pan 2: crack eggs and whisk. Pan 3: panko and remaining tsp of salt, Mix.

  3. Dredge chicken in Pan 1, evenly coated. Then dip into egg Pan 2, making sure the entire piece of chicken is covered. Then place in Pan 3 and evenly coat with Panko. Set on a plate for 5-10 minutes to let set.

  4. In a medium saucepan or deep fryer, heat oil to 375 degrees. Fry chicken until golden brown. Drain excess oil.

  5. For the sauce, combine 3/4 cup butter, honey, smoked paprika, hot sauce, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat and whisk together.

  6. Once the chicken is done frying, dip each piece into the sauce pot until well coated.

  7. To assemble: Spread ranch over the bottoms of each bun and top with a piece of honey hot chicken. Top chicken with pickles and more ranch. Place top buns over each sandwich and serve.

 
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