Dinner

Nashville Hot Chicken

Name: Nashville Hot Chicken
Total time: 14 h
Yield: about 10 tenders
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken tenders (about 10); ½ cup jalapeño jar juice; ¼ cup water; 1 tsp light brown sugar or honey; ¾ cup whole-wheat flour; ¼ cup cornstarch; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp onion powder; ½ tsp chili powder; ½ tsp black pepper; ½ tsp salt; 2 eggs beaten with 2 tbsp water; Oil spray; 2¼ tsp honey; ½ tbsp sriracha; 1 tsp melted butter

Contains wheat (whole-wheat flour), egg (eggs beaten with 2 tbsp water), milk (melted butter)

Everyday healthyLight on saturated fat

Makes: about 10 tenders
Total: 14 h
Diet: Not vegetarian

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Method

Nutrition

Estimated

Per tender · serving size 1 of 10

Calories110

Total fat	2.9 g
Saturated fat	0.7 g
Sodium	224 mg
Total carbohydrate	9.0 g
Dietary fiber	0.9 g
Total sugars	1.6 g
Protein	11.8 g

Learn the science in this recipe

Cooking Fundamental ScienceAcid in a marinade: tender, up to a point5 min
Cooking Fundamental ScienceOil and its smoke point5 min
Cooking Fundamental ScienceThe air fryer: a small convection oven5 min
Cooking Fundamental ScienceEmulsions: oil and water, held together6 min
Food SafetyClean: hands, boards and tools7 min
Food SafetyThe nine major food allergens5 min
Food SafetySeparate: raw meat stays apart6 min
Food SafetyRaw flour and raw dough are not ready to eat6 min
Food SafetyClean first, then sanitize6 min