Hot Fire Chicken

Hot Fire Chicken

Recipe type: appetizer Yield: 6 Prep time: 10 hrs Cook time: 1 hour Total time: 11 hrs

Hot Fire Chicken – spicy buttermilk chicken, bread and butter pickles, pickled mango, carrot and chayote slaw.

Ingredients:

HOT FIRE CHICKEN BUTTERMILK BRINE

6                  Chicken thigh – boneless with skin

1 qt              Buttermilk

2                  Shallot – julienned

10                Garlic clove – smashed

1                  Thyme bunch

4 T              Calabrese Chili Puree

4 T              Jerk Spice

1 T              Chili Flake

6 T              Salt

 

*Jerk Spice Mix

6 T              Cayenne Pepper

2 T              Dark Brown Sugar

1 t               Chili Powder

2 t               Garlic Powder

2 t               Onion Powder

1 T               Paprika

1 t                Allspice

1 t                Cinnamon

1 t                Ginger

 

For Frying:

2 C               Flour

16 oz           Canola Oil

 

*Hot Fire Chicken Sauce

 

WET INGREDIENTS:

1 qt                  Original Franks Red Hot

25 g                 Red wine vinegar

250 g               H2O

 

DRY INGREDIENTS:

15 g                 Brown Sugar

5 g                   Nutmeg

6 1/4 g            Ginger

125 g               Paprika

62 1/2 g          Cayenne Pepper

12 1/2 g          Onion Powder

12 1/2 g          Garlic Powder

6 1/4 g            Cinnamon

 

PICKLED MANGO

2                  Mango – large

1 qt              White wine vinegar

1 C                Sugar

 

CARROT AND CHAYOTE SLAW WITH MOJO

1                 Carrot – large, peeled

1                 Chayote

1                  Scallion – julienned

1/2              Cilantro – picked

1/4 C           Mojo

1                   Lemon – zested

1                   Lime – zested

 

*Mojo

1/2 qt           Orange Juice

1/8 C            Lemon Juice

1/8 C            Lime Juice

1/2               Habanero

2                   Garlic Clove – whole

1 T                Dijon Mustard

1                   Orange – zested

1                   Lime – zested

1                   Lemon – zested

1/2 C            Olive Oil

1 C                Blended Oil

1/8 t             Cumin – ground

                      Sherry Vinegar – to taste

Directions:

1. HOT FIRE CHICKEN BUTTERMILK BRINE and *Jerk Spice Mix
3. Method: Combine all the dry ingredients and then add the remaining ingredients.  Brine the chicken overnight. Remove the chicken, dredge in flour and fry at 350 degrees for 6-8 mins, depending on the size of the thigh. In a medium-size mixing bowl, place the hot fire sauce and evenly coat the chicken
5. *Hot Fire Chicken Sauce
7. Method: Mix together wet ingredients in a large container. Add the dry ingredients. Mix together and store until ready to use.
9. PICKLED MANGO
11. Method: Peel the mango and dice into 1-inch cubes. Heat the vinegar and sugar together until the sugar is melted. Pour over the mango and let cool.
13. CARROT AND CHAYOTE SLAW WITH MOJO
15. Method: Using a mandolin, thinly shave the carrot and chayote, add the cilantro and scallions. Dress with mojo and citrus zest.
17. *Mojo
19. Method: Combine all juice in a sauce pan and reduce to half the volume. Zest the garlic and habanero. Bring to a simmer with 1 cup of blended oil and let cool. In a powerful blender (i.e. VitaMix) add reduced juice, garlic, and habanero mix, mustard, and emulsify with oil and then adjust seasoning, citrus zest, cumin, sherry vinegar, and salt.
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23. To Plate: Top the chicken with carrot chayote slaw and serve with 5 pieces of pickled mango and B&B pickles.

Published on September 27, 2019 by Teri Williams