Nashville Hot Chicken

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subheading: Fried Chicken:

1 cup whole buttermilk

¼ cup pickle brine (from 1 [16-oz.] jar pickles) (such as Wickles Wicked Pickle Chips)

2 Tbsp. Louisiana hot sauce with garlic (such as Crystal Hot Sauce with Garlic)

1 large egg

1 Tbsp., plus 1 tsp. kosher salt, divided

1 ( 4 ½- to 5-lb.) whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces

2 cups (about 8 ½ oz.) all-purpose flour

1 Tbsp. black pepper

1 Tbsp. cayenne pepper

5 to 6 cups canola oil or peanut oil, for frying

subheading: Spicy "Sauce":

¼ cup unsalted butter, cubed

3 Tbsp. cayenne pepper

2 Tbsp. light brown sugar

1 ½ tsp. kosher salt

1 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. paprika

1 tsp. onion powder

subheading: Additional Ingredients:

Sliced white bread (such as Sunbeam)

Dill or bread-and-butter pickle chips (optional)

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