Best Tabasco Chicken Recipes

OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN WITH TABASCO-GARLIC MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix eggs, Tabasco, onion, and garlic in a large bowl. Add chicken, and toss to coat well. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to 8 hours).
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place a rimmed baking sheet on center rack. Whisk flour, cornmeal, salt, paprika, and cayenne in a medium bowl. Remove chicken from marinade, and roll each piece in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
• Place chicken on preheated baking sheet, and bake for 20 minutes. Lightly brush top of each piece with oil, and bake, brushing tops every 10 minutes, until chicken is dark golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes more.
• Transfer chicken to a wire rack, and let cool slightly. Serve immediately, or let cool to room temperature.

GRILLED TABASCO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Trim off the tips of the drumsticks and cut halfway through the joint that connects the thigh and the drumstick of each leg.
• Mix the soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar and Tabasco together in a tray and roll the chicken legs in the marinade.
• Place the legs skin-side down on the rack of a hot grill about 10 inches from the heat, and cook for about 10 minutes. Turn the legs over, and cook for about 10 minutes on the other side. Turn them again, and cook them skin-side down for 10 minutes more.
• Take the legs off the heat to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

TABASCO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rub each piece of chicken with a little Tabasco sauce.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and brown the chicken on all sides.
• Remove chicken from the pan.
• Saute the onion, celery, parsley, chives, garlic, green pepper, salt and pepper for five minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and cook for another five minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste, water and 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce.
• Mix well.
• Return the chicken to the pan, cover and cook for about 40 minutes or until the chicken is tender and juices run clear.

BOBBY FLAY'S FRIED CHICKEN WITH TABASCO HONEY

Steps:

• To prepare the chicken, whisk together 1 quart of the buttermilk, 2 tablespoons salt, and the chile de árbol powder in a large bowl. Add the chicken, turn to coat, cover, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Stir the flour, garlic and onion powders, paprika, and cayenne together in a large bowl. Divide the flour mixture between 2 shallow platters and season generously with salt and pepper. Pour the remaining 2 cups buttermilk into a bowl. Drain the chicken in a colander and pat it dry. Dredge the pieces, a few at a time, in the flour mixture and pat off any excess. Then dip in the buttermilk and allow the excess to drain off. Dredge the pieces in the second plate of flour and pat off the excess. Put the chicken pieces on a baking rack set over a baking sheet and set aside while the oil heats.
• Pour about 3 inches of oil into a deep cast-iron skillet; the oil should not come more than halfway up the sides of the skillet. Put the skillet over medium-high heat and heat the oil to 375°F on a deep-frying thermometer. Working in batches, add a few chicken pieces to the hot oil and fry, turning occasionally, until evenly golden brown and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and transfer to a rack to drain. Serve on a platter, drizzled with Tabasco Honey and garnished with parsley.
• Tabasco Honey
• Whisk together the honey, Tabasco, and salt to taste in a bowl. Serve with the chicken.

GRILLED CHICKEN HASH WITH TABASCO AND SHERRY

Steps:

• Light a gas or charcoal grill and bring heat to medium-high. Sprinkle chicken breasts on both sides with grill seasoning mix and place, skin side down, on grill. Cook without disturbing 3 to 4 minutes, turn and grill until no pink juices show when meat is pierced, about 3 to 4 minutes longer. Set aside on a chopping board until cool enough to handle comfortably; cut into 1/2-inch dice and set aside. In a heavy saucepan melt butter over medium heat, stir in flour and cook, stirring, until mixture is thickened. Add pepper, salt, Tabasco to taste and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in Parmesan, and mix well. Add cream and whisk until fluffy. Mix in sherry and bring to a simmer again over low heat. Add red pepper and chicken, bring to a simmer and remove from heat. Set aside, uncovered. Serve when slightly warm or at room temperature.