Hot-Dipped Chicken

Serves: 4

Jailyn Upton

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

61

Sweetness

51

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 cups

Buttermilk

1 cup

Maple Syrup

2 tbsps

Sambal

2 tbsps

Hot Sauce

3 cup

Sugar

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

For the hot-dipped chicken: In a shallow baking dish or large freezer bag, combine the chicken and buttermilk

2

Cover or seal and let soak in the refrigerator overnight

3

For the cool cucumber salad: Combine the vinegar, sugar and 1/2 cup water in a pan and bring to boil over medium-high heat

4

Pour over the cucumbers and onions in a heatproof container

5

Add the tarragon and salt, and gently toss

6

Refrigerate for several hours before serving

7

Heat some vegetable oil in a large cast-iron skillet until the oil registers 350 degrees F on a deep-frying thermometer

8

Remove the chicken from the buttermilk and dredge it in flour

9

Add the chicken to the hot oil and cook, flipping once, until the chicken is golden brown and a meat thermometer registers 165 degrees F, about 20 minutes

10

Drain the chicken on paper towels

11

Mix the maple syrup, sambal and hot sauce in a bowl

12

Dip the chicken into the hot sauce mixture to coat well

13

Top each garlic Texas toast with some cucumber salad and a hot-dipped chicken breast