Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders by Monica - Bacon Up®

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 2 cups buttermilk
• ¼ cup hot sauce (like Tabasco or Frank’s)
• 2 large eggs
• 10 skinless, boneless chicken tenders ( or thighs (or 3 chicken breasts, butterflied and cut into tender-sized strips))
• 1-2 cups Bacon Up® Bacon Grease for frying (enough to fill pan to 2" when melted)
• ½ cup of your hot Bacon Up from the fryer
• 2 to 6 tablespoons cayenne pepper (depending on your heat preference)
• 1 to 2 tablespoons brown sugar (depending on how sweet you’d like it)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• OR: 4-6 tablespoons of your favorite Nashville Hot Chicken spice blend
• PLUS: 2-4 tablespoons of honey