Hot Honey Fried Chicken Sandwich with Ranch Dill Pickle Coleslaw | Heath Riles BBQ

Hot Honey Fried Chicken Sandwich with Ranch Dill Pickle Coleslaw | Heath Riles BBQ

Ingredients:
• 4 small-medium boneless skinless chicken breasts
• Hamburger buns (Heath used Brioche buns)
• Oil of your choice, for frying
Marinade:
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup dill pickle juice
• ¼ cup Bear & Burton’s W Sauce - Fireshire
• ½ cup Crystal Hot Sauce
• ¼ cup Heath Riles BBQ Cajun Creole Garlic Butter Rub
• 1-2 tablespoons Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub
Coleslaw:
• 1 (10-ounce) bag of angel hair coleslaw
• 1 tablespoon Heath Riles BBQ Garlic Jalapeńo Rub
• ½ - ⅔ cup mayonnaise
• 1 splash white distilled vinegar or ½ lemon
• 1 tablespoon dill pickle juice
• ¼ cup dill pickle slices, chopped
• 2 tablespoons Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning
• ½ teaspoon celery salt
Fried Chicken Batter:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-2 tablespoons Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub
• 2-3 tablespoons Heath Riles BBQ Cajun Creole Garlic Butter Rub
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• ½ tablespoon smoked paprika
• 1 tablespoon Heath Riles BBQ Garlic Jalapeño Rub
• ¼ cup cornstarch
Hot Honey Sauce
• 5 tablespoons honey
• ½ tablespoon Crystal Hot Sauce

Directions:
1. Put chicken in a Ziploc bag, seal, and flatten with a mallet.
2. Mix buttermilk, eggs, pickle juice, Bear & Burton’s W Sauce - Fireshire, Crystal Hot Sauce, Heath Riles BBQ Cajun Creole Garlic Butter Rub, and Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub until smooth.
3. Place chicken in a bowl, pour marinade, cover, and let soak overnight.
4. Mix angel hair coleslaw with Heath Riles BBQ Garlic Jalapeńo Rub, mayo, vinegar, pickles, Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning, and celery salt. Chill.
5. Whisk flour, Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub, Heath Riles BBQ Cajun Creole Garlic Butter Rub, black pepper, smoked paprika, Heath Riles BBQ Garlic Jalapeńo Rub, and cornstarch in a pan.
6. Coat chicken in batter, rest on baking rack for 20-30 minutes.
7. Preheat skillet, toast buns, heat oil to 350℉.
8. Warm honey and Crystal Hot Sauce in a pan on grill.
9. Fry chicken until 170℉, flipping every 20 seconds.
10. Brush chicken with hot honey sauce, serve on bun with coleslaw. Enjoy!