This classic Southern recipe is going to help you please all your juicy and crispy fried chicken cravings!
Ingredients:
For the chicken:
- 10 pieces of chicken
- 2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1 cup of cornstarch
- 3 cups of buttermilk
- 3 tbsp of paprika
- 2 tbsp of onion powder
- 2 tbsp of garlic powder
- 1 tbsp of cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp of oregano
- Black pepper to tast
- Salt to taste
- Oil to fry
For the waffles:
- 2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk
- 1/2 cup of butter, melted
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp of baking soda
- Salt to taste
- Honey to serve
Instructions:
For the chicken:
- In a large container with lid, place all the chicken pieces. I recommend using wings and breasts but use any piece you like.
- Season the chicken with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Pour the buttermilk all over the chicken and let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. After about an hour, flip the chicken pieces to make sure all of them are completely coated with buttermilk.
- In a bowl, add the previously sifted all purpose flour and cornstarch. Stir to combine.
- Mix all the spices with the flour and feel free to add more cayenne pepper if you want your chicken spicy.
- Remove the chicken from the buttermilk and cover each piece with the flour mixture. If you like a thick crust, double dip each piece of chicken into the buttermilk and flour mixture.
- In a frying pan, heat about 2-3 cups of oil.
- When already hot, start to fry the chicken, about two pieces at a time. Don’t try to fry too many at the same time of the oil temperature will drop and the chicken won’t be as crispy.
- When completely golden, take the pieces out and keep frying. When all the pieces ready, set aside.
For the waffles:
- Preheat a waffle iron.
- Separate the eggs, you will need the yolks and egg whites in different cups.
- In a bowl, beat the egg whites until fluffy, set aside. You can do this by hand or with an electric mixer.
- Take another bowl and combine all the dry and wet ingredients. Mix to get an even batter.
- Add the fluffy egg whites and fold them into the waffle batter.
- Cook the waffles until golden brown.
To assemble: For each plate, serve a warm waffle, one or two pieces of chicken on top and drizzle some honey on top to give it extra flavor!