Hot Honey Chicken Sliders 🍔

Ingredients

Chicken:
1 lb boneless chicken (cut into slider-size pieces)
½ cup buttermilk
2 tbsp pickle juice
1–2 tbsp hot sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp garlic powder

Coating:
½ cup cornstarch
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp salt

For frying:
Oil for frying

Hot Honey Glaze:
3–4 tbsp honey
Hot sauce
1 tbsp butter
½ tsp cayenne (adjust to spice level)
½ tsp smoked paprika

Garlic Butter:
2 tbsp melted butter
Dried parsley

For assembly:
Slider buns
Ranch
Pickles

Instructions

Marinate the chicken in buttermilk, pickle juice, hot sauce, salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder for at least 15–30 minutes so it gets extra tender and flavorful.

In a separate bowl, mix together cornstarch, flour, paprika, garlic powder, and salt. Remove the chicken from the marinade and coat each piece in the flour mixture, pressing it in to create a textured, crispy coating.

Heat oil over medium heat and fry the chicken in batches until golden, crispy, and fully cooked. Remove and let it rest.

In a pan, stir in honey, hot sauce, melted butter, cayenne, and smoked paprika until smooth and glossy. Lightly toss the crispy chicken in the glaze or drizzle it over to keep the coating crisp.

Spread ranch on the bottom bun, add the crispy hot honey chicken, then layer pickles on top. Spread a little ranch on the top bun and close the sliders.

Brush the tops with melted butter and sprinkle dried parsley for that glossy finish.
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