Asheville Hot Chicken & Ranch Melt Recipe

Name: Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bars Asheville Hot Chicken & Ranch Melt Recipe
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups Chicken breast, boneless and skinless; 1 cups All-purpose flour; 0.5 cups Cornstarch; 2 tsp Cayenne pepper; 1 tsp Paprika; 1 tsp Garlic powder; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Black pepper; 1 cups Buttermilk; 1 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded; 4 slices Texas toast; 0.5 cups House-made pickles; 0.5 cups Buttermilk ranch dressing; 2 cups Vegetable oil (for frying)

Inspired by Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar

Time30m

Serves2

Spicy dusted fried chicken, cheddar, house-made pickles, buttermilk ranch, griddled Texas toast

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Ingredients

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Ingredients

2 cups Chicken breast, boneless and skinless

1 cups 00 bread flour

1/2 cups Cornstarch

2 tsp Cayenne pepper

1 tsp Watkins paprika

1 tsp Watkins garlic powder

1 tsp Celtic sea salt

1 tsp black pepper

1 cups Buttermilk

1 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded

4 slices Texas toast

1/2 cups House-made pickles

1/2 cups Buttermilk ranch dressing

2 cups Vegetable oil (for frying)

Method

Directions

Prepare the Chicken

In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Mix well. Dip the chicken breasts in buttermilk, then dredge them in the flour mixture until evenly coated.

Fry the Chicken

In a large skillet or deep fryer, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the coated chicken breasts and fry for about 6-8 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the oil and let drain on paper towels.

Assemble the Melt

On a griddle or skillet, toast the Texas toast slices until golden brown on both sides. Place a piece of fried chicken on two slices of toast, top with shredded cheddar cheese, house-made pickles, and buttermilk ranch dressing. Place the other two slices of toast on top to form a sandwich.

Serve

Cut the sandwiches in half and serve hot with extra ranch dressing on the side if desired.