Published Oct 07, 2021 Updated Aug 20, 2024
Nashville Chicken Tenders Recipe
Nashville chicken tenders are crispy and spicy fried chicken marinated with various spices, including cayenne pepper, Cajun spices, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper. Dip them with an extra hot spiced oil is the best way to enjoy this hot fried chicken in Nashville. This is the best homemade Nashville fried chicken recipe that tantalize your palate with a savory, smoky, and semi-spicy taste.
Nashville Hot Chicken Ingredients
What are the ingredients for the chicken marinade?
Cayenne Pepper Garlic powder Onion powder Cajun spice Oregano Salt Pepper Buttermilk
What are the ingredients for the flour mixture?
All-purpose flour Paprika Cayenne Pepper Garlic powder Salt
Hot spiced oil
Cayenne pepper Paprika Frying oil
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How To Make Nashville Fried Chicken
Simply mix the chicken strips with all the spices and buttermilk in a bowl and marinate for 4 hours in the refrigerator. Next, prepare the frying mixture in a bowl. Coat the chicken with the mixture and deep fry. Serve the hot Nashville chicken tenders with the spiced oil or drizzle on top of the chicken.
Cooking Tips
For the best and crispy Nashville hot chicken tenders, please follow my cooking tips below:
Marinate the chicken for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator. This allows the flavors to be fully absorbed and also helps to tenderize the chicken meat. Double coating the flour mixture makes an extra crispy and crunchy crust. Let the chicken sit at room temperature for 20 minutes after the first coating, so the crispy crust won’t fall apart from after deep frying. Next, coat the chicken strips in the flour mixture again, right before deep frying.
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