Popeyes Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Serves 410 mins prep20 mins cook
This copycat recipe for the famous Popeyes spicy chicken sandwich is crunchy, juicy, and worth the indulge. It makes 4 sandwiches and involves marinating chicken in buttermilk and spices, frying it to a perfect crisp, and assembling with brioche buns and a flavorful secret sauce.
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1: Pound chicken breast down (about 1/2 inch thick) and cut in half (horizontally). 2: Prepare marinade - add buttermilk, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and slap ya mama seasoning into the ziplock bag with chicken. Mix and seal bag, place in fridge for 6 to 24 hours. 3: Heat oil in a deep frying pan on medium until hot. 4: In a bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, and spices. 5: Drizzle buttermilk batter into flour mixture and mix with a fork. 6: Submerge each chicken cut in the flour mixture and press flour on chicken to form a thick crust. 7: Fry chicken in hot oil for 4-5 minutes per side until crispy and golden with an internal temp of 165 degrees. 8: Place fried chicken on cooling rack. 9: Melt butter in a pan and toast buns face down until crispy. 10: Whisk ingredients for the secret sauce and spread it on one side of each bun. 11: Top with pickles and chicken.View original recipe