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Chicken and Waffles (Southern Fried Chicken with Maple Waffle)

Name: Chicken and Waffles (Southern Fried Chicken with Maple Waffle)
Prep time: 240 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 275 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: chicken thighs, bone-in 900 g; all-purpose flour 250 g; buttermilk 500 ml; waffle batter 600 ml; maple syrup 150 ml; cayenne pepper 5 g; garlic powder 5 g; onion powder 5 g; pickled jalapenos 80 g; oil for frying 900 ml; fine salt 12 g

Crispy fried chicken on a maple waffle with pickles.

275 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

This pairing is the Harlem test kitchens and the South disagreeing about, and the chicken is fried hard enough that holding it with a waffle is not optional. The waffle is dense rather than Belgian and it is meant to take the drip. The pickles are not a side; they are what makes the fat workable.

Ingredients

chicken thighs, bone-in900 g
all-purpose flour250 g
buttermilk500 ml
waffle batter600 ml
maple syrup150 ml
cayenne pepper5 g
garlic powder5 g
onion powder5 g
pickled jalapenos80 g
oil for frying900 ml
fine salt12 g

Directions

1
Marinate the chicken in buttermilk, cayenne, garlic, onion and salt 4 hours.
2
Dredge in flour and fry 6 minutes per side until golden and 74C internal.
chicken is golden and cooked through
3
Cook the waffles 4 minutes per batch until crisp and golden.
4
Stack waffles and chicken; drizzle with maple syrup and add jalapenos.

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