Chicken and waffles
Chicken and waffles, from above
Non vegHarlem, New York

Chicken and waffles

Crunchy fried chicken on a fluffy waffle with maple syrup. Sweet, salty, very hard to stop.

60 minTime
48 gProtein each
mildSpice
Harlem late nights2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFried chicken, buttermilk waffles, maple syrup.
The original
875kcalsame
48 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
60minutessame

Chicken and waffles.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, boneless600 g boneless thighs, in large strips
Buttermilk1¼ cups, divided
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups, divided
Cornflour (cornstarch)2 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder2 tsp, as paprika
Black pepper1 tsp
Salt2 tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 1/3 cup absorbed
Egg2
Milk¾ cup
Butter3½ tbsp, melted
Sugar1 tbsp
Baking powder2 tsp
Maple syrup¼ cup, to serve
Red chilli sauce1 tbsp, optional

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Soak chicken in half the buttermilk with 1 tsp salt for at least 30 minutes.
  2. 2Mix 120 g flour, cornflour, paprika, pepper and salt. Dredge chicken and fry at 170 C for 6 to 7 minutes until deep golden and no pink remains.
  3. 3Whisk remaining flour, sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Add eggs, milk, remaining buttermilk and melted butter; mix until just combined.
  4. 4Cook in a hot greased waffle iron until steam stops.
  5. 5Top each waffle with chicken, drizzle maple syrup mixed with a little hot sauce.
Serve it like this

Stack chicken on a hot waffle, drizzle syrup and serve with butter and hot sauce on the table. Eat at once while both are crisp.

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What goes with Chicken and waffles: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Egg fried rice20 min
On the side Coleslaw15 min
On the side Green bean casserole50 min
A little snack Peanut butter and jelly sandwich5 min
To drink Cold coffee10 min
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