Hot Honey Crispy Chicken Burgers

Ingredients

• 500 g Chicken (Cut into burger-sized pieces)
• 300 ml Buttermilk
• 1 tbsp White vinegar
• 2 tbsp Hot sauce (For the chicken marinade)
• 1 Egg
• 1 tbsp Paprika (For the chicken marinade; use the same amount in the dry coating)
• 1 tsp Black pepper (For the chicken marinade; use the same amount in the dry coating)
• 1 tbsp Garlic powder (For the chicken marinade; use the same amount in the dry coating)
• 1 tsp Onion powder (For the chicken marinade; use the same amount in the dry coating)
• 0.5 tsp Salt (For the chicken marinade; use the same amount in the dry coating)
• 2 cup Plain flour (For the dry coating)
• 2 cup Cornstarch (For the dry coating)
• 2 cup Mayonnaise (For garlic mayo sauce)
• 2 tbsp Water (For garlic mayo sauce)
• 1 tsp Garlic powder (For garlic mayo sauce)
• 0.5 tsp Onion powder (For garlic mayo sauce)
• 0.5 tsp Black pepper (For garlic mayo sauce)
• Salt (Pinch, for garlic mayo sauce)
• 1 tbsp Parsley (Freshly chopped; for garlic mayo sauce)
• Lemon juice (A squeeze, for garlic mayo sauce)
• 6.5 tbsp Butter (For hot honey glaze; source gives 6–7 tbsp)
• 1 tbsp Oil (For hot honey glaze; deep-frying oil is also needed, amount not specified)
• 2 tbsp Hot sauce (For hot honey glaze)
• 3 tbsp Honey (For hot honey glaze)
• 4 Burger buns
• Pickles (For assembly; amount not specified)
• Oil (For deep-frying; amount not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   Mix the buttermilk, white vinegar, hot sauce, egg, and chicken seasonings in a bowl to make the marinade.

2. 2

   Add the chicken pieces to the marinade and coat them well. Marinate for 30–40 minutes.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cornstarch, and the same seasonings used for the chicken.

4. 4

   Coat each chicken piece in the flour mixture, dip it back into the marinade, then coat it in the flour mixture again.

5. 5

   Deep-fry the coated chicken immediately in hot oil until golden, crispy, and cooked through. The source does not specify oil temperature or frying time.

6. 6

   In a small pan, melt the butter with the measured oil for the glaze.

7. 7

   Mix the hot sauce and honey into the melted butter and oil.

8. 8

   Reserve some hot honey glaze for the buns, then coat the crispy chicken with the remaining glaze.

9. 9

   Mix the mayonnaise, water, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, a pinch of salt, chopped parsley, and a squeeze of lemon juice until smooth.

10. 10

    Spread garlic mayonnaise on the burger buns. Add the glazed crispy chicken and pickles, then close the burgers.

11. 11

    Brush the tops of the assembled burgers with the reserved hot honey glaze. Serve with extra sauce.

Notes

The source does not specify the amount of deep-frying oil, frying temperature, or frying time. It gives the butter quantity as a range (6–7 tbsp); 6.5 tbsp is used here as a midpoint.

Nutrition per serving

• dinner
• main course
• crispy
• fried
• chicken
• hot honey
• burger
• comfort food