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Chicken And Waffles Recipe

Name: Wild Swann Restaurants Chicken And Waffles Recipe
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp sugar; 1.5 cups milk; 2 eggs; 0.5 cups unsalted butter, melted; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 4 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless; 2 cups buttermilk; 1.5 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 4 cups oil for frying; 6 thick-cut bacon; 1 tsp black pepper; 0.5 cups unsalted butter, softened; 0.25 cups sorghum syrup; 1 cups maple syrup; 0.25 cups bourbon; 0.5 tsp hickory smoke flavoring

Inspired by Wild Swann Restaurant

Time1h

Serves4

Pearl Waffle Topped with Fried Chicken Thigh, Peppered Bacon, Sorghum Butter, Served with Bourbon Hickory Syrup

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Ingredients

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Waffles

2 cups 00 bread flour

2 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Celtic sea salt

1 tbsp sugar

1 1/2 cups Milk

2 Eggs

1/2 cups unsalted butter, melted

1 tsp Watkins vanilla extract

Fried Chicken

4 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless

2 cups Buttermilk

1 1/2 cups 00 bread flour

1 tbsp Watkins paprika

1 tsp Watkins garlic powder

1 tsp Onion powder

1 tsp Celtic sea salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

4 cups oil for frying

Peppered Bacon

6 thick-cut bacon

1 tsp black pepper

Sorghum Butter

1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened

1/4 cups sorghum syrup

Bourbon Hickory Syrup

1 cups maple syrup

1/4 cups bourbon

1/2 tsp hickory smoke flavoring

Method

Waffle Preparation

Mix Waffle Batter

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In another bowl, combine the milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined.

Cook Waffles

Preheat your waffle iron according to manufacturer instructions. Pour the batter into the preheated waffle iron and cook until golden brown and crispy. Remove and keep warm.

Fried Chicken Preparation

Marinate Chicken

Place chicken thighs in a bowl and cover with buttermilk. Let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight for best results.

Prepare Flour Mixture

In a shallow dish, mix together the flour, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper.

Fry Chicken

Heat oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Remove chicken from buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off, and dredge in the flour mixture. Fry the chicken in hot oil for about 6-8 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove and drain on paper towels.

Peppered Bacon Preparation

Cook Bacon

In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy, about 5-7 minutes. During the last minute of cooking, sprinkle black pepper over the bacon. Remove and drain on paper towels.

Sorghum Butter Preparation

Make Sorghum Butter

In a small bowl, mix softened butter and sorghum syrup until well combined. Set aside.

Bourbon Hickory Syrup Preparation

Prepare Syrup

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine maple syrup, bourbon, and hickory smoke flavoring. Stir until heated through. Do not boil.

Assembly

Plate the Dish

To serve, place a waffle on a plate, top with a piece of fried chicken, a strip of peppered bacon, and a dollop of sorghum butter. Drizzle with bourbon hickory syrup before serving.