Name: Nashville Chicken Bites
Prep time: 210 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 225 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: New American
Ingredients: 1 batch of brine, see below; 5 chicken tenders, each cut into 3 pieces; 1 batch of dredge, see below; 1 batch of Nashville butter, see below; 1 batch of honey glaze, see below; oil, for frying; kosher salt, to taste; sliced pickles, for garnish; 6 scallions, green part only and sliced thin; 275 g buttermilk; 50 g pickle juice; 5 g parsley, stem on; 2 g thyme, stem on; 2 g ground cayenne pepper; 1/2 g ground black pepper; 1 g ground paprika; 2 g fine sea salt; 270 g all-purpose flour; 2 g onion powder; 5 g fine sea salt; 4 oz unsalted butter; 4 g ground paprika; 3 g ground cayenne pepper; 1 g fine sea salt; 50 g raw honey; 5 g lemon juice

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe

Rating 5.0

| 1

| Last Updated on June 4, 2024

These Nashville chicken bites are loaded with sweet and spicy flavors. Juicy chicken pieces are fried to golden perfection and then coated with a piquant Nashville butter and a sweet honey glaze for an amazing bite.

Appetizer

New American

ingredients

steps

225

minutes

Ingredients

Servings:

For the Nashville Hot Chicken

batch of brine, see below

chicken tenders, each cut into 3 pieces

batch of dredge, see below

batch of Nashville butter, see below

batch of honey glaze, see below

oil, for frying

kosher salt, to taste

sliced pickles, for garnish

scallions, green part only and sliced thin

For the Brine

275 g

buttermilk

50 g

pickle juice

5 g

parsley, stem on

2 g

thyme, stem on

2 g

ground cayenne pepper

1/2 g

ground black pepper

1 g

ground paprika

2 g

fine sea salt

For the Dredge

270 g

all-purpose flour

2 g

onion powder

5 g

fine sea salt

For the Nashville Btter

4 oz

unsalted butter

4 g

ground paprika

3 g

ground cayenne pepper

1 g

fine sea salt

For the Honey Glaze

50 g

raw honey

5 g

lemon juice

Discover Cozymeal Cooking Classes, Private Chefs & More

SEE MORE SPEAK TO AN EXPERT

Directions 12 steps | 225 Minutes

Step 1

Make the brine. In a large bowl whisk together the buttermilk, pickle juice, parsley, thyme, cayenne pepper, black pepper, paprika and salt.

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: Make the brine.

Step 2

Add the chopped chicken tenders to the brine. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours.

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: Add the chopped chicken tenders to the brine.

Step 3

Remove chicken from the brine and reserve the brine for dredging the chicken. Make the dredge. In a bowl, mix the flour, onion powder and salt together.

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: Remove chicken from the brine and reserve the brine for dredging the chicken.

Step 4

Add chicken to the dredge. Press the flour into each piece of chicken, making sure that each piece is coated with the flour mixture.

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: Add chicken to the dredge.

Step 5

Dust off the excess flour on the chicken and dunk chicken into the reserved brine.

Step 6

Transfer the chicken to the flour mixture again. Press the flour down into each piece of chicken, making sure that each piece is coated with the flour mixture. Place the chicken on a wire rack and let rest for 30 minutes. While the chicken rests, make the Nashville butter and honey glaze.

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: Transfer the chicken to the flour mixture again.

Step 7

Make the Nashville butter. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the paprika and cayenne pepper. Cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the salt and remove the pan from the heat. Let cool to room temperature. Once cool, transfer butter to a large mixing bowl and reserve for later.

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: Make the Nashville butter.

Step 8

Make the honey glaze. In a small bowl, whisk the honey and the lemon juice together. Reserve for later.

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: Make the honey glaze.

Step 9

In a fryer or a large heavy-bottomed pot, preheat the frying oil to 375°F. Prepare a wire rack set on a baking tray. Fry the chicken for 2½ minutes or until the center of the chicken reaches 160°F. Transfer the chicken to the prepared wire rack to drain the grease.

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: In a fryer or a large heavy-bottomed pot, preheat the frying oil to 375°F.

Step 10

Add the chicken to the bowl with the Nashville butter. Toss to coat. Reserve the leftover butter.

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: Add the chicken to the bowl with the Nashville butter.

Step 11

Plate the chicken on a platter. Pour the leftover butter on top of the chicken. Season with kosher salt. Use a spoon to drizzle the chicken with the honey glaze.