How to make DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN Sandwich - COPYCAT RECIPE for Daves Hot Chicken Slider (Mild/Med/Hot)
Summary
TLDRDave's Hot Chicken, a rapidly expanding restaurant chain known for its Nashville-style hot chicken, started in 2017 with a pop-up in Los Angeles. The brand has grown to over 70 locations with plans for hundreds more, attracting celebrity investors like Drake and Samuel L. Jackson. The video offers a detailed recipe to recreate Dave's Hot Chicken at home, including a chicken brine, kale slaw, and a spice mix. The secret sauce is also replicated using mayonnaise and chipotle, resulting in a homemade version that rivals the original for taste and freshness.
Takeaways
- 🔥 Dave's Hot Chicken is the fastest-growing restaurant business in America, starting from a pop-up in Los Angeles in 2017.
- 🍗 The founders created a Nashville style hot chicken recipe that quickly gained popularity in LA, leading to the opening of their first brick-and-mortar store within a year.
- 💰 The business has been profitable and has expanded through franchising, attracting high-profile investors like Drake, Samuel L. Jackson, and Michael Strahan.
- 📍 As of the video's creation, Dave's Hot Chicken has around 70 locations open in the U.S. and Canada, with plans to open over 700 more.
- 🌶️ The restaurant offers seven spice levels, from no spice to the extremely hot Reaper spice, catering to a wide range of spice preferences.
- 🤔 The original store in Hollywood started with a special sauce in plastic cups, which has now evolved into branded packets.
- 🍗 The video creator shares a personal anecdote of trying Dave's Hot Chicken for the first time and being inspired to recreate the dish at home.
- 🍗 The homemade recipe provided includes a detailed method for brining the chicken, preparing the kale slaw, and creating the spice mix for a similar taste to Dave's Hot Chicken.
- 🍞 The video demonstrates how to double-coat the chicken in flour for a crispy texture and deep-fry it to achieve the signature hot chicken flavor.
- 🧀 Optional cheese can be added to the chicken for extra flavor, and the video also includes a method for grilling buns to complement the sandwich.
- 🍯 A homemade version of Dave's secret sauce is created using mayonnaise, chipotle sauce, sugar, and honey to mimic the restaurant's unique flavor.
- 👍 The video creator concludes that their homemade version of Dave's Hot Chicken is just as good as the original, with the added benefit of freshness.
Q & A
What is the name of the fastest growing restaurant business in America according to the script?
-Dave's Hot Chicken
How did Dave's Hot Chicken start?
-It started in 2017 when four friends created a Nashville style hot chicken recipe and set up a pop-up in a Hollywood parking lot.
What is unique about Dave's Hot Chicken's original location?
-The original location was a pop-up in a parking lot in Hollywood, LA.
How many locations does Dave's Hot Chicken have as of the time the video was made?
-Dave's Hot Chicken has about 70 locations open in the U.S and Canada.
What celebrities have invested in Dave's Hot Chicken?
-Celebrities such as rapper Drake, actor Samuel L. Jackson, ex-NBA player Chris Humphries, former California First Lady Maria Shriver, Boston Red Sox owner Tom Werner, and Good Morning America anchor Michael Strahan have all invested in Dave's Hot Chicken.
What is the special sauce that is used in Dave's Hot Chicken?
-The special sauce is a chipotle mayo based sauce combining mayonnaise and chipotle sauce, with added sugar and honey to match the taste of Dave's original sauce.
How many levels of spice does Dave's Hot Chicken offer?
-Dave's Hot Chicken offers seven levels of spices.
What is the highest spice level the person in the script has tried?
-The person in the script has tried up to the medium spice level.
What type of meat does the person in the script use for their recipe?
-The person in the script uses chicken tenderloins for their recipe.
How long should the chicken marinate in the brine?
-The chicken should marinate in the brine for at least four to six hours, overnight is best.
What is the base of the kale slaw?
-The base of the kale slaw is mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper.
How does the person in the script ensure the chicken gets a crispy coating?
-The person double coats the chicken in flour, then lets the flour rest for a few minutes before deep frying.
Outlines
🚀 Dave's Hot Chicken: America's Fastest Growing Restaurant Chain
Dave's Hot Chicken, originating from a 2017 Nashville style hot chicken recipe by four friends, has rapidly become America's fastest growing restaurant business. Starting with a pop-up in a Hollywood parking lot, the business quickly gained popularity in Los Angeles and expanded to its first brick and mortar store within a year. The company's success has attracted high-profile investors such as Drake, Samuel L. Jackson, and Michael Strahan. As of the time of the video, Dave's Hot Chicken boasts approximately 70 locations in the U.S. and Canada, with plans to open over 700 more in the coming years. The video also mentions the influence of celebrity endorsements and social media in the restaurant's rise to fame.
🍗 Homemade Dave's Hot Chicken: From Brine to Bite
The video provides a step-by-step guide to recreating Dave's Hot Chicken at home. It begins with preparing a chicken brine using buttermilk, Louisiana hot sauce, and pickle juice. The chicken tenderloins are marinated in this mixture before being double-coated in flour and deep-fried. A homemade spice mix is created with cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper, with variations for different spice levels. The chicken is then brushed with a hot oil seasoning and sprinkled with the dry spice mix. The video also includes a recipe for a kale slaw and a homemade version of Dave's secret sauce, which is a chipotle mayo-based sauce with added sugar and honey for a closer match to the original. The final product is assembled on a bun with the slaw, pickles, cheese, and the secret sauce.
🌮 Nashville Style Hot Chicken: A Homemade Experience
The video concludes with the presenter's personal experience and comparison of their homemade Dave's Hot Chicken to the original. They highlight the freshness and customization of making the dish at home, as well as the ability to adjust the spice levels to personal preference. The presenter also mentions the growing popularity of Nashville style hot chicken across the U.S. and encourages viewers to try the recipe, especially if they don't have a Dave's Hot Chicken location nearby. The video ends with a reminder to like the video and a farewell message.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Dave's Hot Chicken
💡Nashville Style Hot Chicken
💡Pop-up
💡Franchise
💡Investors
💡Cayenne Pepper
💡Marinate
💡Double Coating
💡Kale Slaw
💡Chipotle Mayo
💡Reaper Spice
Highlights
Dave's Hot Chicken is the fastest growing restaurant business in America.
Founded in 2017 by four friends with a perfect Nashville style hot chicken recipe.
Started with a pop-up in a Hollywood parking lot, quickly creating a hot demand in Los Angeles.
Opened their first brick and mortar store less than a year after the pop-up.
Profitable enough to expand and franchise, attracting celebrity investors like Drake and Samuel L. Jackson.
As of the video, Dave's Hot Chicken has about 70 locations open in the U.S. and Canada.
Plans to open over 700 more locations in the U.S. and Canada in the next few years.
The popularity of Dave's Hot Chicken was boosted by celebrity endorsements and social media mentions.
Offers seven levels of spice, from no spice to the extremely hot Reaper spice.
The process for making hot chicken at home involves a chicken brine, specific spice measurements, and a special sauce.
The chicken is double-coated in flour for a crispy texture and fried until it reaches 165 Fahrenheit.
A homemade version of Dave's secret sauce is made with mayonnaise, chipotle sauce, sugar, and honey.
The homemade hot chicken sandwich is completed with a kale slaw, pickles, and American cheese.
The freshness of making hot chicken at home provides a superior taste and texture compared to restaurant versions.
The homemade recipe can be easily adapted to recreate Nashville style hot chicken.
The homemade version allows for customization of spice levels and portion sizes.
The recipe includes a tip for keeping hands clean during the preparation process by separating wet and dry tasks.
The video provides a detailed step-by-step guide to making a copycat Dave's Hot Chicken sandwich at home.
Transcripts
news is that dave's hot chicken is the
fastest growing restaurant business in
america
according to dave's hot chicken website
this all started just a few years ago in
2017 when four friends created a perfect
nashville style hot chicken recipe
scrounged up 900 to set up a hot chicken
pop-up in a parking lot in hollywood la
being there wasn't much of this in la at
the time they soon created a hot demand
for it around los angeles doing quite
well from that they opened their first
brick and motor store less than a year
later since then they have been
profitable enough to expand and
franchise their business attracting
investors to their company including
celebrities such as rapper drake
actor samuel l jackson
ex-nba player chris humphries
former california first lady maria
shriver boston red sox owner tom werner
and good morning america anchor michael
strahan have all invested and have a
stake in dave's hot chicken
as of making this video dave's hot
chicken currently has about 70 locations
currently open in the u.s and canada
with more locations continually opening
they are under sign development to open
over 700 more locations in the u.s and
canada in the next few years
amazing i first heard about dave's hot
chicken in 2019 when i saw a video of
actress shea mitchell saying dave's hot
chicken was her favorite in l.a i wanted
to try this fried chicken yeah
are you like a brand ambassador no
definitely not
the face of dave's chicken
then david dobrik josh peck and jonah
hill did a mukbang and david dobrik said
dave's hot chicken was the spot in l.a
do you want to explain the new hot
chicken craze yeah jonah introduced us
to this chicken place jonah introduced
us to this chicken place allowed that
and it's like really bomb like really
good chicken it's called dave's hot
chicken
and it's like really bomb like really
good chickens called dave's hot chicken
so with that said i decided to give this
place a try
this was their very first store that
they opened in hollywood
back then there's special sauce born
plastic cups today they are in branded
packets
at that time i made a lengthy review
video on this dave's hot chicken but i
never got to posting it however since
that was my first hot chicken i've ever
tried and i loved it so much and as
someone who loves to cook and replicate
instead i decided to focus on how can i
recreate this chicken slider at home
i've watched many dave's hot chicken
review videos on youtube watched staff
interviews read articles seen employees
tick tocks and instagram stories this
all helped me learn the cooking process
for making hot chicken at home not to
mention eating at dave's hot chicken a
lot because they're so good then trial
testing my own recipe of this a bunch of
times has prepared me to make this video
so spices dave's hot chicken offers
seven levels of spices from no spice all
the way up to reaper spice i have never
tried the reaper or extra hot and don't
plan to so i won't be able to tell you
what you need for that however i have
tried their hot
medium
mild
light mild and no spice so i will be
able to tell you how to get those same
tasting spice levels using specific
measurements of cayenne pepper i
personally think the hot spice level is
already on edge and i'd rather enjoy
what i'm tasting not suffer from it so
for me personally the highest i do is
medium which i think is the perfect kick
of spice for my taste buds but again you
don't even need to add any spice to this
if you don't want to as well but what is
hot chicken without any spice right
all right now that i've told you what i
know about dave's hot chicken i'll share
with you my recipe take on how to make
this hot chicken sandwich at home next
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okay the first step is to create a
chicken brine to marinate the chicken in
for at least four to six hours overnight
is best
in this recipe i'll be using chicken
tenderloins or as it says here breast
tenders
you'll also need louisiana hot sauce
buttermilk
and pickle juice from a jar of dill
pickles and a large bowl to marinate the
chicken in
so in the large bowl add one cup of
buttermilk
two tablespoons of louisiana hot sauce
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1 4 cup of pickle juice taken from the
pickle jar
and mix to combine well
then add in your chicken as i mentioned
earlier i'll be using chicken
tenderloins average size of a chicken
tenderloin is around one and a half inch
wide by five inch in length
a tenderloin or tender is attached to
the side of the breast one piece of
tender from dave's hot chicken seems to
be larger than this so my question is is
dave's hot chicken strictly using
tenders
or are they using chicken breasts
possibly cut in half to look like large
tenders now that is the question
however just for this video i'm going to
strictly use tenders tenderloin meat
parts are more tender than the breasts
i'll use two of these tenders to go on a
slider since one tender is too small to
fit on a regular bun you can either do
this or you can buy chicken breasts and
slice its thickness in half first to
make it thinner
then cut it down like a tenderloin
so you decide then place all your
chicken tenders in the brine i have ten
tender strips so i'll be making a total
of five slider sandwiches two tenders to
fit on each slider and let this marinate
for at least four hours
overnight would be best if you can
then we'll prep the kale slaw it's
basically like coleslaw but with kale
in a large bowl add half cup of
mayonnaise
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoon of honey and a dash of salt
and pepper
now mix that together
and then i'll add in a 14 ounce coleslaw
bag which contains shredded green and
red lettuce and shredded carrots and mix
all together with the meal
then i'll take 2 large fresh kale leaves
and chop that up which will give me
about 1 cup of kale
add that to the bowl and mix
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then cover and place in the refrigerator
then i'll prep the spice mix what you'll
need is cayenne pepper garlic powder
onion powder salt and black pepper
in a bowl we're first going to add the
cayenne pepper i'm doing a medium spice
level so i'll be adding one tablespoon
of cayenne pepper for hot spice level
add two tablespoons or for mild add two
teaspoons and for no spice don't add any
but in my opinion without any cayenne
pepper it's too bland for this recipe
medium is not too spicy and not too mild
so i'm doing that then add 2 teaspoon of
garlic powder 2 teaspoon of onion powder
about half teaspoon of salt
and 1 4 teaspoon of black pepper and now
mix until all combined now grab another
bowl preferably a different kind of bowl
so you can tell the difference between
the two and pour one tablespoon of the
spice mix into the second bowl
along with one tablespoon of brown sugar
and mix thoroughly
the left bowl will be the dry spice mix
and the right bowl is going to be the
hot oil mix which we will add in the hot
oil in later so remember these two bowls
when the marinating is done grab another
bowl and add one cup of all-purpose
flour
then you're going to take a tender from
the brine dip into the flour coat both
sides
then re-dip back into the brine
and re-coat into the flour again
and then set aside on a rack and repeat
double coating the chicken in the flour
twice will give it that extra crispy
coating also here's a tip try to keep
your left and right hand with one
strictly handling the wet chicken and
the other strictly handling the dry
flour chicken so your hands don't get
messy cross mixing both
let the flour rest for a few minutes
while we heat up the oil
with canola oil pour into a pot i'm
using a medium sauce pot and heat at 350
fahrenheit
with my pot i can probably do three
tenders at a time without overcrowding
it
once the chicken reaches the safe
internal temperature of 165 fahrenheit
you can remove
tenders cook much faster than chicken
breasts for me it took around 9 minutes
to cook a batch
and repeat till you finish deep frying
the rest
as soon as you finish deep frying the
chicken immediately pour about half cup
of the hot oil into the hot oil
seasoning mix bowl
stir and we will immediately brush this
hot oil seasoning over the chicken
tenders on both sides
then with a dry seasoning mix bowl you
want to sprinkle that seasoning all over
the chicken generously and this is what
will give the chicken the spice flavor
if you want to add cheese you can add a
slice of american cheese over it to let
it melt down a bit in the meantime we
can grill the side of the buns in a pan
melt a tablespoon of butter for each bun
and i'll place the buns face down i'll
press it down and twirl it a little bit
to make sure it absorbs the butter you
could also grill the bottom side of the
bottom bun but this time i skipped it
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once the buns are grilled we'll add the
kale slaw
i'll add a scoop of kale slaw on the
bottom bun
followed by three pickles which will
give some needed juicy sweetness to the
spicy chicken then add over the chicken
tenders and cheese
and now just one last thing to top this
off dave's secret sauce this is the same
light orange colored sauce they give you
in the sauce packets they also put it on
the chicken so after some researching i
found out that apparently this sauce is
a chipotle mayo based sauce combining
mayonnaise and chipotle
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so in a bowl i added half cup of
mayonnaise
and then i got a can of chipotle sauce
and added 1 4 cup of chipotle sauce
give it a mix
the sauce is okay like this but to get
closer to dave's sauce taste i added one
tablespoon of sugar
and then one to two more tablespoon of
honey to give it that similar darker
color and sweeter taste
now to me this tastes exactly like
dave's sauce you see the small dish bowl
with the real dave sauce as i'm
comparing it and it tastes spot on
by the way when you refrigerate it the
paste will thicken up a bit now pour
some sauce on the top bun
and i'm gonna drizzle a little bit of
honey over the cheese
then close the top buns over and there
you have my copycat recipe of dave's hot
chicken sliders more like tender
sandwiches with cheese i had 10 tenders
so with that i was able to make 5 of
this delicious sandwiches
now if you want to serve these with
fries you can just warm up some frozen
crinkle cut fries and before you serve
season them with some salt and a little
bit of the dry spice mix
and dip them in the secret dave sauce
i'm gonna say these are just as good as
dave's hot chicken to me they taste
exactly the same but one thing i do like
about making it on my own is that the
freshness cannot compare the second you
close that bun and ready to eat it the
warmness of the chicken and the hot oil
spice on the chicken is as fresh tasting
as you can get and that makes it so good
i also do like that i was able to fit
the tenders perfectly under the bun and
get the chicken bread cheese kale slaw
in every equal bite whereas a piece of
dave's hot chicken usually sticks out of
the bun also i wouldn't say this is only
a replica of dave's hot chicken the
popularity of nashville hot chicken
which is what dave's hot chicken was
initially inspired by has been
increasingly getting popular with so
many more new nashville style hot
chicken locations booming across the
country
this recipe is pretty much the same
general process of making nashville
style hot chicken though everyone may
use slightly different spice mix
however cayenne pepper is the main
pepper for nashville style hot chicken
if you guys enjoyed dave's hot chicken
and want to make it at home or maybe you
don't have a dave's hot chicken near you
and you want to taste what all the hype
was about try this out it's as close as
you'll get to dave's hot chicken
hope you guys enjoyed this video and
thank you so much for watching and i'll
see you in the next one take care and
aloha i don't know what kind of sauce
this is
it must be their homemade special sauce
sauce is really good
okay
yeah i love this sauce so this meal you
probably you need napkins
your hands will get
all over
super good
honey and sauce together
all right thanks so much for watching
appreciate you guys
uh click a like if you enjoyed this
video and i'll see you in the next one
aloha
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you
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