Hot Sauce Fried Chicken with Slaw
Created by breezermom on January 25, 2025
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #44114
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast cutlets (6 4-oz cutlets)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 30 crackers, Saltine, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 eggs, large, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup hot sauce
- Peanut oil
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 16 ounces coleslaw mix (1 package)
- 1/2 cup okra, pickled, sliced
- 4 ounces pimentos, diced, drained (1 jar)
How to Make
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Step 1: Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper.
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Step 2: Place 1/2 cup all-purpose flour in a shallow dish.
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Step 3: Stir together the crushed crackers, baking powder, and remaining 1/4 cup flour in a second shallow dish.
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Step 4: Whisk together the eggs and hot sauce in a third shallow dish.
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Step 5: Dredge the chicken in flour, dip in the egg mixture, and dredge in the cracker mixture, pressing to adhere.
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Step 6: Pour oil to a depth of 1 inch into a 10 inch cast-iron skillet; heat to 360º. Fry half the chicken 3 to 4 minutes. Turn and fry 2-3 minutes or until golden brown and done. Repeat the procedure with the remaining chicken.
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Step 7: Stir together the sour cream, sugar, and the remaining 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Toss together the coleslaw mix, pickled okra, diced pimento and sour cream mixture. Serve the slaw and chicken with additional hot sauce on the side.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (1644.6 g)
- Calories 291.2
- Total Fat - 11.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.5 g
- Cholesterol - 383.9 mg
- Sodium - 566833.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 23.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.9 g
- Sugars - 0.9 g
- Protein - 21.7 g
- Calcium - 461.5 mg
- Iron - 7.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg