Chicken & Waffles

Chicken & Waffles
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Difficulty: Moderate
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cooking Time: 1 hour

This Fried Chicken Recipe Is Slightly Different Than Our Southern Fried Chicken.

 

Fried Chicken
Ingredients
1 to 2 1/2-pound chicken, cut into pieces
3 eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tbsp pepper
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1/2 tbsp salt
1/2 tbsp Lawry's seasoned salt
1 tsp paprika
Oil, for frying, preferably peanut oil

Cooking Tools
Deep Fryer or Deep cast iron fryer
Sheet trays with cooling rack
Zip lock bag
Electric Waffle Iron

Directions
In a medium size bowl, beat the eggs with the milk.  In an extra large zip lock bag, combine the flour, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and paprika. Season the chicken with the Lawry's seasoned salt.  Dip the seasoned chicken in the egg, place in bag and shake, coat well in the flour mixture. (Place a few chicken pieces at a time, repeat) Place coated chicken pieces on a sheet tray with cooling rack.  By using a rack, the coated chicken will not get wet spots underneath the chicken as it sits before frying.
Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a deep frying or cast iron pot. Do not fill the pot more than 1/2 full with oil.
Fry the chicken in the oil until brown and crisp ( Do not overcrowd). Dark meat takes longer then white meat. It should take dark meat about 15 minutes, white meat around 10-12 minutes.  Check chicken for doneness.  Place chicken on tray of paper towels to remove excess oil.  Serve hot!
Serves 4 to 6

Waffles
Ingredients
2 cups Bisquick mix
1 1/3 cups milk
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
cooking spray
maple syrup

Directions
In a large mixing bowl; add Bisquick, milk, melted butter, egg and vanilla.  Whisk until well blended. Spray the preheated waffle iron with cooking spray and ladle batter into each waffle compartment and shut the lid; cook until golden, will usually take about 2 minutes.  To assemble Chicken & Waffles:  Lay 1 or 2 waffle on a serving plate, Place some fried chicken pieces on top of waffles, drizzle with some maple syrup!
Serves 4-6