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.

Outlines

00:00

🚀 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.

05:02

🍗 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.

10:02

🌮 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.

Keywords

💡Dave's Hot Chicken

Dave's Hot Chicken is a fast-growing restaurant business known for its Nashville-style hot chicken. The brand started in 2017 and has expanded rapidly, becoming a popular spot for celebrities and food enthusiasts alike. It is the central theme of the video, showcasing the restaurant's success and the host's attempt to recreate its signature dish at home.

💡Nashville Style Hot Chicken

Nashville style hot chicken is a dish that originated in Nashville, Tennessee, characterized by its spicy flavor and the use of cayenne pepper. It is the inspiration behind Dave's Hot Chicken, and the video discusses how to recreate this style of chicken at home, emphasizing the importance of cayenne pepper in achieving the authentic taste.

💡Pop-up

A pop-up refers to a temporary retail event or store that opens for a short period. In the context of the video, Dave's Hot Chicken started as a pop-up in a parking lot in Hollywood, LA, which signifies the humble beginnings of the now booming restaurant chain.

💡Franchise

A franchise is a type of business model where a company, in this case Dave's Hot Chicken, licenses its brand and operating systems to another party. The video mentions that Dave's Hot Chicken has been profitable enough to expand through franchising, which has contributed to its rapid growth.

💡Investors

Investors are individuals or entities that provide capital for a business with the expectation of generating a profit. The video highlights several high-profile investors in Dave's Hot Chicken, including celebrities like Drake and Samuel L. Jackson, which underscores the restaurant's appeal and financial potential.

💡Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne pepper is a type of chili pepper that is used to make the hot sauce and is a key ingredient in Nashville style hot chicken. The video discusses the use of cayenne pepper to achieve different spice levels, from no spice to the extremely hot Reaper spice.

💡Marinate

Marinating is the process of soaking food in a seasoned liquid to add flavor. In the video, the host describes marinating chicken in a mixture of buttermilk, Louisiana hot sauce, and pickle juice to infuse it with flavor before cooking.

💡Double Coating

Double coating is a technique used in cooking where food is first coated in flour, then dipped back into a liquid (like the brine in this case), and coated in flour again. This method is used in the video to create a crispy exterior on the chicken tenders.

💡Kale Slaw

Kale slaw is a variation of coleslaw that uses kale instead of the traditional cabbage. It is featured in the video as a component of the homemade Dave's Hot Chicken sandwich, adding a fresh and healthy element to the spicy dish.

💡Chipotle Mayo

Chipotle mayo is a type of mayonnaise that is flavored with chipotle peppers, giving it a smoky and spicy taste. The video describes creating a homemade version of Dave's secret sauce using a combination of mayonnaise and chipotle sauce, which is a key element in replicating the restaurant's signature flavor.

💡Reaper Spice

Reaper spice refers to a level of spice that is extremely hot, likely referring to the Carolina Reaper pepper, one of the world's hottest chili peppers. The video mentions it as one of the highest spice levels offered by Dave's Hot Chicken, although the host does not attempt to recreate this level at home.

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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