Boneless Tennessee Chicken Food

CHEF JOHN'S NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Toss chicken pieces with 1 tablespoon kosher salt. Transfer chicken to a bowl; cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Whisk buttermilk, pickle brine, hot sauce, and egg together in a mixing bowl. Pour marinade over chicken and stir to ensure each piece is thoroughly coated. Cover and let chicken marinate in refrigerator 2 to 4 hours.
• Mix flour and salt together in a shallow flat dish. Remove chicken from marinade and blot with paper towels. Reserve marinade. Toss chicken in flour until thoroughly coated. Return chicken to marinade, coating all sides; remove chicken from marinade allowing excess to drip back into the bowl. Coat the chicken once again in flour mixture. Place on a rack. Repeat with all chicken pieces. Allow to sit out about 15 minutes to allow coating to dry out a bit.
• Place butter and lard in a large pot. Add cayenne pepper, brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, kosher salt, and black pepper. Place over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until fats melt. Remove from heat; keep sauce warm.
• Fill cast iron skillet about 1/3 of the way with vegetable oil. Heat oil to 350 degrees F over medium-high heat. Carefully place chicken into hot oil, skin side down. Maintain an oil temperature of 325 degrees F, adjusting heat as need. Fry until instant read thermometer reads 160 degrees F, 8 to 10 minutes per side.
• Transfer chicken to a rack to drain. Brush with the sauce on both sides.

NASHVILLE-STYLE HOT CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a large heat-resistant bowl, whisk together the cayenne, brown sugar, chile powder, granulated garlic, paprika, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Sprinkle the spice mixture on all sides of the chicken. Transfer the chicken to a container and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours. Leave the remaining spice mixture in the bowl.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat the oil until a deep-fry thermometer inserted in the oil registers 350 degrees F. Position a wire rack on a baking sheet.
• Whisk together the buttermilk, hot sauce and eggs in a shallow bowl. Put the flour in a second bowl and season with salt and pepper. Dunk the chicken first in the buttermilk mixture, then dredge in the seasoned flour and coat thoroughly. Gently drop the chicken into the oil, in batches if necessary, and fry until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer the cooked chicken to the wire rack.
• Carefully add about 1 large ladleful (6 to 8 ounces) of the frying oil to the reserved spice mixture to let it bloom. Be careful, as it will bubble aggressively. Whisk until smooth. Brush the fried chicken with the bloomed spiced oil as desired.
• For the sandwich build: Meanwhile, halve the Hawaiian rolls, spread with butter and toast on a griddle. Put the hot chicken on the griddled buns, top with pickles, lettuce and a schmear of mayo.

BONELESS TENNESSEE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge with flour. Brown in a small amount of fat in skillet.
• Place in a greased baking dish (1 1/2 to 2-quart) or a 13 x 9-inch pan works nicely.
• Cook the onion in margarine in a saucepan until brown. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Pour over chicken. Bake in 400° oven for 40 minutes.
• This can be made early in the day and refrigerated until time to bake, or it can be cooked in a slow cooker all day.

BONELESS CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix the flour, pepper, and seasoning salt in a bowl. If you like a thicker batter or if you have more chicken, add a little more than is called for.
• Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• Coat both sides of the chicken breasts in the flour mixture.
• Fry the chicken breasts in the skillet until they are cooked through and browned on both sides. You can tell when they're getting crispy by the dark brown colour the batter takes on. This takes about 7 minutes per side for one breast.
• Drain chicken on paper towels if desired. It helps suck up some of the grease from frying.
• *Note* Cooking time is based on 7 minutes per side, times four breasts.

BONELESS BUFFALO CHICKEN WITH GARLIC & PARMESAN

Steps:

• Heat olive oil & add the chicken, salt, pepper, and garlic, stirring from time to time. Saute for several minutes until the chicken is cooked through totally. Turn off the heat & then add the hot sauce and butter, tossing to coat the chicken and melt the butter. Add the cheese and continue tossing until the sauce looks well blended.
• Serve with rice, potatoes, or noodles.

STUFFED BONELESS CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all marinaring ingredients and marinate boned chicken for 3 hours.
• Combine all the ingredients for stuffing except hard-boiled eggs, melted butter and hot sausages and mix well.
• Stuff the chicken with the mixture and the 3 hard-boiled eggs and hot sausages, taking care to arrange the eggs and sausages inside the chicken longitudinally (from neck to tail).
• Sew the slits at the neck and the tail of the bird.
• Place the chicken in a baking dish and brush with the melted butter.
• Wrap in aluminum foil.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake for I hour.
• Remove aluminum-foil wrapper and continue baking until chicken is golden brown.
• Serve with sauce.
• Sauce: Drippings from chicken 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic 2 tablespoons vegetable or corn oil salt to taste Collect drippings from the baking dish.
• Add 2 tablespoons flour and one table- spoon soy sauce.
• Set aside.
• In a small saucepan, saute garlic in oil until brown.
• Add the mixture of flour soy sauce and drippings.
• Season with salt.
• Cook about 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Slice chicken and serve with sauce.

AIR-FRYER NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a bowl or shallow dish, combine 1 tablespoon pickle juice, 1 tablespoon hot sauce and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add chicken and turn to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour. Drain, discarding any marinade., Preheat air fryer to 375°. In a shallow bowl, mix flour, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper. In another shallow bowl, whisk egg, buttermilk, and the remaining 1 tablespoon pickle juice and 1 tablespoon hot sauce. Dip chicken in flour to coat both sides; shake off excess. Dip in egg mixture, then again in flour mixture., In batches, arrange chicken in a single layer on well-greased tray in air-fryer basket; spritz with cooking spray. Cook until golden brown, 5-6 minutes. Turn; spritz with cooking spray. Cook until golden brown, 5-6 minutes longer., Whisk together oil, cayenne pepper, brown sugar and seasonings; pour over hot chicken and toss to coat. Serve with pickles.