Description
Indulge in the fiery crunch of this Spicy Crispy Chicken Burger, featuring juicy chicken fillets marinated in buttermilk and hot sauce, coated in a seasoned flour mixture, fried to golden perfection, and served on a brioche bun with spicy mayo and classic toppings.
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts halved into 4 fillets, 1 cup buttermilk, 1 tablespoon hot sauce,
For the Coating:
1 cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup cornstarch, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper,
For Assembling:
vegetable oil for frying, 4 brioche burger buns, 4 tablespoons mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon hot sauce (for spicy mayo), 4 lettuce leaves, 4 tomato slices, 4 pickle slices
Instructions
- Pound and Marinate Chicken: Pound chicken fillets to even thickness. Mix buttermilk and 1 tablespoon hot sauce in a bowl. Marinate chicken fillets for at least 1 hour.
- Prepare Coating: In another bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, smoked paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.
- Coat Chicken: Remove chicken from buttermilk, dredge in the flour mixture, pressing to coat well.
- Fry Chicken: Heat vegetable oil to 350°F. Fry chicken fillets for 5–6 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through.
- Make Spicy Mayo: Mix mayonnaise with 1 tablespoon hot sauce.
- Assemble Burgers: Spread spicy mayo on brioche buns, layer with lettuce, tomato, a crispy chicken fillet, and pickles. Serve hot.
Notes
- Double-dip chicken for extra crunch.
- Add chili powder to the spicy mayo for an extra kick.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus marinating time)
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Sandwich
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: 610
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 890 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg
