Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe

Rating 5.0
| 1
| Last Updated on September 15, 2023
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.
Utensils Appetizer
Globe New American
26
ingredients
12
steps
4
minutes
Since graduating from culinary school, Chef Jocelyn has traveled around the world working as a chef and honing her skills in a variety of cuisines and roles. She has had a hand in opening more than seven restaurants, including one in a five-star resort in Dubai. Chef Jocelyn has also gained more than a decade of experience working under celebrity chefs and in Michelin-starred restaurants in Las Vegas.

Ingredients

Servings:
3
For the Nashville Hot Chicken
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
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
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Directions 12 steps | 4 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. 

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: 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 2 ½ 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. 

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: Plate the chicken on a platter.
Step 12

Top the chicken with sliced pickles or serve it on the side. Garnish with scallions on top of the chicken. Enjoy!

Nashville Chicken Bites Recipe: Top the chicken with sliced pickles or serve it on the side.
Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
1367
FAT
72.6 g
PROTEIN
50.7 g
CARBS
128.6 g
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Glen B.

Glen

13 Jul 2022

A good replacement for chicken nuggets from the grocery.

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