Hot Honey Chicken Sliders

Delicious chicken sliders with a spicy hot honey glaze, served on toasted brioche buns with homemade buttermilk ranch and dill pickles.

By @ashieeeats

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
• 1 tsp cayenne
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 2 tbs pickle juice
• 0 hot sauce
• 1 egg
• 0.5 tsp msg
• 0 oil
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 0 marinated chicken
• 0 flour mixture
• 0 dredged chicken
• 6 brioche slider buns
• 0 garlic butter
• 0.5 stick unsalted butter
• 0.5 cup honey
• 0.25 cup hot sauce
• 0.5 tsp garlic powder
• 0.5 tsp paprika
• 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
• 0.5 tsp cayenne
• 0 hot honey glaze
• 0 fried chicken
• 0 homemade buttermilk ranch
• 0 dill pickles

Instructions

1. Marinade the chicken thighs in a mixture of buttermilk, salt, pepper, chicken bouillon powder, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, pickle juice, hot sauce, egg, and optional MSG for at least 1 hour, up to overnight.
2. Preheat oil to 350F for frying.
3. Prepare the dredge by combining all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, pepper, chicken bouillon powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.
4. Double dredge the chicken: let excess marinade drip off, coat in flour mixture, then back to the marinade and the flour one more time.
5. Fry the chicken in batches, careful not to overcrowd the pot, for 5-7 minutes, depending on size, until the internal temperature reaches 165F. Drain on a wire rack.
6. Brush garlic butter on both inner halves of the brioche slider buns and toast in the oven at 350F for 8-10 minutes.
7. While the buns are toasting, combine unsalted butter, honey, hot sauce, garlic powder, paprika, smoked paprika, and optional cayenne in a saucepan and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
8. Brush the hot honey glaze onto the fried chicken or toss the chicken in a bowl with the glaze.
9. Build the sliders by placing a toasted bun, a layer of homemade buttermilk ranch, glazed chicken, dill pickles, and the top bun. Brush leftover garlic butter on the top bun and enjoy.