Southern Fried Chicken and Waffles Recipe
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4.6
1,122 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
8 servings
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Calories
506 kcal
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Course
Breakfast
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Cuisine
African-American Fusion
Southern Fried Chicken and Waffles Recipe
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Homemade Chicken and Waffles is a true soul food brunch dish that everyone loves. My recipe includes juicy Southern fried chicken and fluffy waffles with an amazing sweet and spicy sauce made with maple syrup or honey.
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Ingredients
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- vegetable oil for deep frying
Buttermilk Brine
- 2 cups 480 mL buttermilk OR soured whole milk* (see notes)
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp hot sauce or chili powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
Seasoned Flour Crust
- 3 cups 384 g all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup 43 g cornstarch
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Spicy Honey Butter Sauce
- 1/4 cup 85 g honey (you can sub maple syrup)
- 1/2 tsp chili powder or more if you like a lot of spice
- 4 tbsp 57 g unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- Best Belgian Waffles Recipe click the link for the full waffle recipe
Instructions
- Whisk the buttermilk or soured milk, kosher salt, garlic powder, onion powder, hot sauce, and smoked paprika together in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the boneless, skinless chicken thigh to the bowl, making sure every thigh is covered in the brine. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the chicken marinate in the buttermilk brine from 1 hour to overnight in the fridge.
- In a dutch oven pot, heat up about half the pot's worth of vegetable oil. Allow the oil to reach 350 degrees F (180 degrees C/ 160 degrees C if using a fan-forced oven).
- While the oil is heating up, in a mixing bowl whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and seasonings. Take each chicken thigh from the brine and dredge into the seasoned flour. Thoroughly coat the chicken all over, then let rest on a plate for five minutes before frying.
- Fry the chicken in the hot oil (no more than about 4 thighs per batch) until golden brown, crispy, and cooked through completely, about 8-9 minutes.
- Carefully take the chicken out of the oil and place them on a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack and let cool slightly before serving. Repeat until all the chicken thighs are fried.
- Make the Belgian Waffles and serve the chicken on top of the waffles, then drizzle generously with spicy honey butter sauce or maple syrup.
- Spicy Honey Butter Sauce
- In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat with honey, chili powder, and kosher salt. Whisk well until the mixture is incorporated and homogenized.
- Lower the temperature to 'warm/low' heat and keep for serving.
Notes
- Whenever I can't find or don't have buttermilk, souring the milk I have with lemon juice (about 1/2 a lemon per cup of milk) and letting it sit for 3-5 minutes always does the trick.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1g
Calories
506kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
46g
(15%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
12g
Cholesterol
168mg
(56%)
Sodium
2138mg
(89%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 506 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 506kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 12g | 71% |
| Cholesterol | 168mg | 56% |
| Sodium | 2138mg | 89% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.6
1,122 reviews
Excellent
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