Nashville Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients

• 4 cups Water
• 2 Rooibos tea bags (or 2 tsp of loose rooibos tea)
• 1-2 TBSP Honey (or sugar, adjust to taste)
• Ice cubes (for serving)
• 8 oz Chicken breast boneless skinless (butterflied)
• 2 cups Buttermilk
• 1 cup All-purpose flour
• 1 TBSP Paprika
• 1 TBSP Cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp Garlic powder
• 1 tsp Onion powder
• 2 cups Vegetable oil (for frying)
• 2 Hamburger buns
• Hot sauce (optional)
• ½ cup Carrots (peeled and cut into sticks or use baby carrots)
• ¼ cup Ranch dressing
• Salt (to taste)
• Black pepper (to taste)
• 1 cup Shredded cabbage mix
• 2 TBSP Mayonnaise
• ½ TBSP Apple cider vinegar
• ½ TBSP Honey