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Chicken and Waffles

Brooke Kent —

A yummy dinner idea from Able and Mum.

Ready: 55 minutes

Serves: 4 people

Ingredients

Waffles

  • 113 gram butter

  • 1 tbsp baking powder

  • 50g sugar

  • 270g flour

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 2 eggs

  • 2 tbsp vanilla essence

  • 2 cups milk

Chicken

  • 4 boneless & skinless chicken thighs

  • 1.5 cup buttermilk

  • 1 tbsp fine sea salt

  • 1 tbsp garlic powder

  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika

  • 2 tsp white pepper

  • 2 tsp cayenne

Method

Waffles

  • Mix the dry ingredients. In a large bowl add the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together to combine and set aside.

  • Mix the wet ingredients. Add the milk, eggs, and vanilla to a medium bowl. Whisk together. Add the melted butter to the wet ingredients and give it a stir.

  • Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Whisk the dry ingredients, then slowly pour the wet into the dry ingredients.

  • Cook the waffles. Pour batter onto your preheated waffle maker and cook until golden brown.

Tip

Don't over-mix the batter. It's really just getting mixed until it comes together. If you see a few pumps don't worry. They'll disappear in the waffle iron.

Chicken

  • Prepare boneless chicken. Start by patting the chicken dry and separating it into 8 pieces by removing the legs, wings, breasts, and drumsticks.

  • For the marinade: add and mix all ingredients together and add in the chicken. Cover and let marinate for 1-24 hours.

  • For the dredge: In a medium bowl combine all-purpose flour, cayenne powder, ginger powder, smoked paprika, white pepper, garlic powder, and kosher salt.

  • Cook the chicken - Heat oil in a heavy bottom pot to 350F.

  • While oil heats, dust a baking sheet with flour and drizzle, and toss a small amount of buttermilk marinade into the flour dredge.

  • Toss marinated chicken into the flour making sure to coat thoroughly, press flour into chicken, and place onto the floured baking sheet.

  • Carefully lay chicken (3-4 pieces at a time) into the frying oil for 12-15 minutes until the chicken registers 165F internally.

  • Remove chicken from the oil and let cool on a wire rack set on a lined baking sheet.

Assembly

  • Place a piece of chicken on top of waffles with maple syrup. Finish it with coleslaw or veggies of your choice and garlic aioli on the side.