How To Make Chick-fil-A's Spicy Chicken Sandwich

We need a grilled chicken sandwich copycat. I’ve been trying to find the recipe closest to the chick fil a grilled chicken sandwich but haven’t found one that’s close.

The spicy sandwich, IMO, is way better than the regular - crispier and more flavorful. I tried a supposed "copycat" recipe with the pickle juice brine and it was disgusting. This looks much better, although I think for me it's easier to just go to Chick-Fil-A than trying to assemble it with all these ingredients.

As a former Chick-fil-A employee, can confirm even during a rush we would dip the chicken in the oil, no idea why but my theory was always that it's to mimic frying twice like some fried chicken recipes say

Your videos are AMAZING…thanks for all you do!

Hey man, this is impressive

to bad you couldn't put this recipe on HEB recipes.

This guy cracked the code.

Former Chick-fil-A kitchen worker here, and we did the down-up-down in the oil every time. It prevents the chicken from sticking to the basket.

Is there a difference if I use full fat milk powder?

The pickle juice thing kills me. I've brined chicken in pickle juice and it adds a pickle flavor that is nothing like chikfila.

What a legend

Former employee: The spicy chicken prior to cooking is already in the "brine" spicy marinade. It's thicker than a brine, like a dressing or sauce. It comes frozen in 40lb boxes. Once thawed>>milk wash>>coater>>fry

I just found this video by sheer dumb luck. Can anyone tell me how many chicken breasts are used to make these or approximately?

Can I still use powdered sugar instead of sugar or will it ruin it?

Is there a math to the brine and chicken amount? Looking to do a large amount of burgers😮

Just found your channel. I like how thorough you are with your testing.

12 hour brine made the chicken a little salty (still
Not bad), I’ll try 8 hrs next time

Man im glad this video exists, but can you PLEASE put all cooking shit up front so we dont have to sit through a fucking documentary while cooking

Can someone who works there confirm how to make it?

one thing that might bring this closer even to the 'real thing' is to use dried/powdered eggs for the wash. The wash is a powder mix to which water is added.

Have you considered trying to remake the Shake Shack chicken sandwich? It's probably the best chicken sandwich I've ever had and I'd love to be able to make it at home.

Watched the original video and was going to ask “how about the spicy sandwich?” Glad I just went to your other videos. You da man

Made this tonight and it tasted amazing. Just like the original! Glad I quadrupled the recipe and have a bunch ready in the freezer.

Have you tried cooking this in an air fryer vs. deep fryer?

Pls do popeyes or Jollibee, both spicey versions

It seriously taste like chick filet its insane… gonna have a freezer full of these soon.

Muchas, muchas gracias por la receta, me ayuda mucho para mi emprendimiento

Hello! You have fantastic content. Im starting with the carmelized onions. Regarding these fillets...Can I make ahead and serve these after freezing them?

PLEASE MAKE A RAISING CANES VERSION 🙏 ON MY KNEES RN

You would be a hero if you could figure out Chili's skillet queso. So many versions online but none can come close.

Can you do Pf Chang's crispy honey shrimp?? its the best of pf chang's.

For anyone wondering, buying the bags of frozen chicken breasts from walmart gets you closest to the 4oz filets that Chick-fil-a uses. Simply thaw and brine, and you're good to go!

Your videos are top tier - totally underrated.

Made this for the fam. Can confirm, it tastes 1:1 if not better than chik fil a.

Working in grams for precision, looking for exactitude in everything you do, these geeky videos are incredibly satisfying… you should have a TV show !

The scales 😂😂😂😂😂

As a pickle lover, I can't stand the fact that these places limit you to 1 or 2 pickles. When I make these at home, I fill them with pickles, and it's so much better.

So m any tips in this video. Thanks

I am so using this recipe to make spicy nuggets

Nice, dude. New favorite channel.

I made these yesterday and they came out perfectly, just like the Original one. The only thing that troubled me is the complete lack of information on how much chicken to use for this. I spent a bunch of time looking for a number on how many breasts or breast filets to use/prepare, and its just not there, in the recipe document or in the video. The chicken breasts I prepared were twice as many as I had the seasoned coater for, so I had to scramble to make a double as my chicken was cycling into the fryer. If you could add a little blurb to the recipe document to say how many breasts/tenderloins this recipe is made for, that would go a long way for anyone else who has my problem in the future.

I just made the chipotle chicken, cilantro lime rice, and roasted corn salsa....your recipes are identical to what I remember in the store. Now all I need to do is get that griddle. All of your recipes were phenomenal, thank you@

Thank you for the video and recipe AND all the hard work that you put into making them. I will be following your recipe because it is probably much better than the sandwich from Chic-Fil-A. Thank you again! 😊💖🙏🏻

I avoid bread so I’ll probably make strips. How long would I cook the strips for? Don’t do pickles either.

@Jason, another vote for Popeyes’ Spicy Chicken Sandwich Recipe!! 👍👍👍