How to make DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN Sandwich - COPYCAT RECIPE for Daves Hot Chicken Slider (Mild/Med/Hot)

Summary

Dave'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.