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

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14 Aug 202215:12

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.

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