Anyone heard of this stuff?
It's a local specialty there and the most famous place to get it seems to be a joint called Prince's Hot Chicken Shack.
http://www.hollyeats.com/PrincesHotChicken.htm
This stuff is supposed to be SERIOUSLY DANG HOT! I mean so hot it's hard to eat.
I have been obsessed with this stuff since reading an article about t in THE WEEK several months ago. As a matter of fact I was going to make a road trip out there and try it but had to postpone because of the runup in gas prices.
Anyway, I did try to make this myself one night. I soaked the chicken in a marinade of buttermilk, Louisiana hot sauce and Dave's Total Insainity sauce.
When it came time to fry it up I breaded it in a mixture of bread crumbs and about 5 ounces of pure habanero powder. Frying it in a hot iron skillet the chili fumes filled my kitchen with a choking "tear gas" that had anyone who walked through there coughing in fits. ( I was having a party at the time, of course) Next time I will wear a gas mask while frying.
Well..it was hot, real hot, but not the "religious experience" hot I was seeking....so..back to the drawing board.
I did make some hushpuppies with the leftover breading...and those were f'ing hot! Too hot to eat..almost. But the chicken...still not there.
Here's an article on the hellish Nashville cuisine if ya'll are interested in learning more:
http://www.tennessean.com/entertainment/restaurants/archives/05/03/67655588.shtml
It's a local specialty there and the most famous place to get it seems to be a joint called Prince's Hot Chicken Shack.
http://www.hollyeats.com/PrincesHotChicken.htm
This stuff is supposed to be SERIOUSLY DANG HOT! I mean so hot it's hard to eat.
I have been obsessed with this stuff since reading an article about t in THE WEEK several months ago. As a matter of fact I was going to make a road trip out there and try it but had to postpone because of the runup in gas prices.
Anyway, I did try to make this myself one night. I soaked the chicken in a marinade of buttermilk, Louisiana hot sauce and Dave's Total Insainity sauce.
When it came time to fry it up I breaded it in a mixture of bread crumbs and about 5 ounces of pure habanero powder. Frying it in a hot iron skillet the chili fumes filled my kitchen with a choking "tear gas" that had anyone who walked through there coughing in fits. ( I was having a party at the time, of course) Next time I will wear a gas mask while frying.
Well..it was hot, real hot, but not the "religious experience" hot I was seeking....so..back to the drawing board.
I did make some hushpuppies with the leftover breading...and those were f'ing hot! Too hot to eat..almost. But the chicken...still not there.
Here's an article on the hellish Nashville cuisine if ya'll are interested in learning more:
http://www.tennessean.com/entertainment/restaurants/archives/05/03/67655588.shtml