Nashville Extra-Hot Fried Chicken

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2010

Getting scorching hot fried chicken outside of Nashville is nearly impossible. We set out to bring this sweat-inducing treat home.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 1½ hours, plus 30 minutes brining

Nashville Extra-Hot Fried Chicken

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Creating a spicy exterior for our Nashville Extra-Hot Fried Chicken proved tricky; most techniques we tried kept the heat superficial. By blooming the spices (cooking them in oil for a short period), we created a complex yet still lip-burni...

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