1tbsppaprikause 2 tbsps, if you're only using 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
2 ½tbspcayenne pepperuse 1 tbsp if you like it less spicy
½tspcumin
1tspallspice
½tspgarlic powder
½tspblack pepper
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Sandwich
8thick slices of white bread or 4 burger bunstoasted lightly
Dill pickles
Shredded red cabbage and carrots for the colesalwoptional
Ranch dressing or sour cream ranchsee below for recipe
Sour Cream Ranch
1cupof sour cream
1tbspchopped dill
1tbspchopped chives
1tbspfinely chopped parsley
2tbsplemon juice
½tsppaprika
Salt and pepper
Instructions
Chicken marinade
Halve the two chicken breast pieces and pound each piece until it's about 1 cm thick.
Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of each piece.
Hot and Spicy Fried Chicken
Mix the ingredients for the egg mix (for dredging). Set aside.
Mix the ingredients for the flour mix. Set aside.
Take a piece of chicken and coat it with the flour mix. Then dip it in the egg mix to coat and once more in the flour mix to coat.
Set it on a wire rack (or on a plate that's sprinkled with flour).
Heat the oil to about 380°F in a deep, heavy bottomed saucepan.
Fry the chicken pieces (I only fry 2 pieces at a time to prevent overcrowding) for about 6 minutes, until the chicken turns golden brown and the internal temperature is at about 165°F.
Place the chicken on a wire rack (the chicken can also be kept in a warm oven to keep it warm).
While the chicken is frying, place all the ingredients for the hot sauce in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat to melt the butter and mix all the ingredients to form a paste.
Once all ingredients are mixed, keep it warm until the chicken is fried.
Brush the hot sauce generously over the fried chicken.
Sour Cream Ranch
Place all the ingredients in a small food processor and pulse to mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste (add more lemon juice if needed too).
Optional - mix some of the dressing with shredded cabbage and carrots to make a coleslaw.
Hot and Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwiches
Place one piece of spicy fried chicken on a burger bun. Top with dill pickles and sour cream ranch dressing and serve with coleslaw.