Jalapeno Honey Drenched Crispy Fried Chicken Sandwich

Crispy fried seasoned chicken drenched in sweet and spicy jalapeno honey in a bun!

Fried chicken is pure comfort food! There is just something magical about still warm from frying chicken with that crispy and crunchy coating that’s all juicy and tender on the inside and it gets even better when you throw it into a sandwich! This chicken is seasoned with a spicy cajun blend of spices and once it’s all fried up and crispy it’s drenched in a sweet and spicy jalapeno honey!

Jalapeno Honey Drenched Crispy Fried Chicken Sandwich

Prep Time: 20 minutes Marinate Time: 1 hour Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes Servings: 4

Crispy fried seasoned chicken drenched in sweet and spicy jalapeno honey in a bun!

ingredients

For the crispy fried chicken:

1 pound chicken breasts or thighs, boneless, skinless, trimmed, about 1/2 inch thick
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 cups vegetable oil or peanut oil

For the sandwiches:

4 buns (optionally, lightly toasted)
6 tablespoons jalapeno honey
4 tablespoons mayonnaise

directions

For the crispy fried chicken:

Marinate the chicken in the mixture of the buttermilk, egg and cajun seasoning for 1 hour to overnight.
Grab a piece of chicken, genlty shake excess marinade off, dredge in the mixture of the flour, cajun seasoning, cornstarch, and baking powder and place on a wire rack while you repeat for the remaining chicken.
Heat the oil to 350F/180C in a large pot and add a piece of chicken and cook until golden brown, about 4-5 minutes per side, before setting aside on a rire rack to cool. (Option: You can place the chicken in a preheated 300F/150C oven to keep it warm until all chicken is cooked.)

For the sandwiches:

Assemble the sandwiches and enjoy!

Option: Use your favourite spice blend or combo. I like cajun seasoning and taco seasoning or keep it simple with something like 1 tablespoon paprika, 1/2 teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, salt, pepper and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne.
Option: After dredging the chicken in the flour mixture, dip it in the buttermilk mixture and dredge a second time for even more crispy coating!

Nutrition Facts: Calories 427, Fat 27g (Saturated 8g, Trans 0.3g), Cholesterol 46mg, Sodium 764mg, Carbs 78g (Fiber 2g, Sugars 30g), Protein 34g

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Comments

Ricki says

October 13, 2018 at 1:57 pm

No mention of what you did with the sliced jalapenos? Those were what caught my eye!

- kevin says
  
  October 15, 2018 at 11:39 am
  
  The sliced jalapenos come from the jalapeno honey!
  
Karen says

April 9, 2020 at 12:52 pm

My chicken is marinating now.
I used potatoes starch before and made my chicken super crispy. I may do one in flour and one in potatoes starch. Thanks! Looks yummy

Pam Hashimoto says

July 26, 2021 at 3:37 pm

These chicken sandwiches were delicious! Made for a family BBQ and everyone stated that this was the best chicken sandwich they have ever had! The jalapeno honey was amazing!! Great recipe!

Nancy Harrison says

September 14, 2021 at 5:15 pm

The Chicken Calls for 2 – 1Tbs adds of Cajun Seasoning? Thinking one is supposed to be Taco Seasoning?

- kevin says
  
  September 20, 2021 at 6:36 pm
  
  The liquid gets 1 tablespoon of cajun seasoning and the flour mixture gets 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning. (Both aspects of the crispy coating are seasoned!) I mention taco seasoning as an option in case you want something different! Enjoy!
  
Dp says

May 2, 2023 at 9:01 pm

Not too hard to guess what is meant to do with it, but still left out the whole sauce part. Still was really good.
Cook the jalps for 1 min on either side. Or pickled aren’t too bad. Tried it both way. The buttermilk seasoning kidna made it. Could have been scripted better, but thank you Jesus it wasn’t a mile of BS story before it. I will say that was a great part. Straight to the point