I ate this yummy chicken, caulirice and a little broccoli.
The secret to my Nashville Hot Fried Chicken is unflavored whey powder. This dish is packed full of flavor. Anyone else fiddle around with unflavored whey powder?
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Boneless Nashville Hot Fried Chicken | Keto
Ingredients:
1 - 1½ pounds chicken pieces, boneless, skin on
2 tsp. cayenne pepper
2 tsp. fresh ground pepper
2 tsp. onion powder
2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. Himalayan salt
2 Tbsp. paprika
2 Tbsp. powdered erythritol
1 cup unflavored almond milk
½ cup whey protein powder (plain unflavored)
Refined coconut oil for frying (enough to come up halfway on the chicken
Ziploc bag
Himalayan salt and fresh pepper to taste
Directions:
Step 1
Add cayenne, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, paprika and erythritol to a mixing bowl. Mix spice ingredients until well mixed and reserve half of the spice mixture.
Add almond milk and half of the spice ingredients to a large Ziploc bag and mix well.
Add the chicken and massage the spices into the chicken pieces until evenly coated.
Seal the bag and rest the chicken in the fridge to marinate for 2-4 hours.
Step 2
Preheat the refined coconut oil to 350 degrees.
Remove chicken from the Ziploc bag and discard the almond milk marinade.
Add the whey protein powder to the reserved spice mixture, mix well.
Dip the chicken pieces into the whey/spice mixture completely coating. Shake off excess coating and rest on a dry plate.
Fry the Keto Nashville Hot Fried Chicken in refined coconut oil until cooked.
Step 3
Serving Sauce:
¼ cup of the hot frying oil
2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
Garlic powder to taste
2 Tbsp. Swerve Brown Sugar
Mix sauce ingredients together well and spoon or baste over the cooked Boneless Nashville Hot Fried Chicken.
