NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN BITES
Jason Glover
12
10 minutes
15 minutes
256
Crispy, spicy, fried chicken bites with a creamy, lemon-dill sauce to cool them off! These Nashville Hot Chicken Bites are the perfect party appetizer!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
- Duck fat spray (or oil of your choice)
- 2 cups pork panko (ground pork rinds)
- ¼ cup Nashville Hot Chicken wing dust or rub (we like CosmosQ Wing Dust or Major Flavor Seasonings rub)
- Pickle slices (we used Famous Dave's)
Lemon-Dill Sauce
- ½ cup Crema Mexicana (or regular sour cream)
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- ¼ cup fresh dill, chopped
- 1 tbsp all purpose seasoning (or salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste)
Tools
Directions
- Marinate the chicken thigh pieces in buttermilk overnight. (Not a necessary step, but it makes them extra tender.)
- Preheat smoker or grill to 525°F.
- Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl and spray generously with duck fat spray.
- Add the pork panko and Nashville Hot Chicken seasoning and toss until well coated.
- Transfer the chicken pieces to a baking sheet with a rack on top and place the whole thing onto the preheated grill.
- Cook for 15-20 minutes, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
- Combine all of the ingredients for the lemon-dill sauce in a small bowl and whisk until well combined.
- When the chicken is done cooking, transfer the bites to a serving platter.
- Top each with a pickle slice and drizzle with a bit of the lemon-dill sauce.
- Add a toothpick to each one and serve!
