Nashville Hot Fried Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 1¼ quarts black tea
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup salt
• 1/2 cup cayenne
• 1¼ quarts ice water
• 2 whole chickens, each cut into 8 pieces
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• 2 pounds all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 5 tablespoons onion powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce, preferably Tabasco
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons cayenne
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce, preferably Tabasco
• 1 Fresno chili, thinly sliced
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 2 cups cucumbers, sliced into 1/8-inch rounds
• 1 loaf thick-cut white bread