Chicken and Waffles with Coleslaw
Recipe Components
Each of the below components has it's own recipe below.
Procedure
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Remove chicken from brine, Slice into strips and place on skewers for consistent frying.
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Dredge in flour mixture, then dip in buttermilk, and once again in flour, knocking off any excess flour during the process.
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Fry in a cast iron pot at 350°F until golden brown. Remove to cooling rack.
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Whip egg whites and carefully fold into waffle batter.
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Heat waffle iron and spray with cooking spray.
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Using a measuring cup, pour waffle batter evenly into waffle iron. Add black sesame seeds to the surface and close. Cook for 4 minutes, flipping half way through.
Component Procedure
Plating Instructions
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Place chicken on top of waffle.
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Drizzle with Ginger-Sesame Maple Syrup.
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Serve Coleslaw on the side.
Chicken Brine
Ingredients
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1 qt Warm water
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1.5 oz Kosher salt
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1.5 oz Sugar
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1.5 oz Soy sauce
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Canola oil
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14 Boneless, skinless Chicken thighs
Procedure
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In a small pot, bring water to a simmer.
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Whisk in salt, sugar, soy sauce and canola oil.
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Allow to cool.
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IN a four-quart container, place chicken thighs in brine.
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Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Chicken Flour
Ingredients
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½ cup Cornstarch
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4 oz All-purpose flour
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1/5 oz Smoked paprika
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1/5 oz Cayenne pepper
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4 tsp Garlic powder
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4 tsp Onion powder
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MSG to taste
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2 qt Buttermilk
Procedure
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In a deep half hotel pan, combine cornstarch, flour, smoked paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, onion power and MSG. Set aside for breading procedure.
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In a deep half hotel-pan, pour buttermilk. Set aside for breading procedure.
Waffle Batter
Ingredients
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1 ½ cups All-purpose flour
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½ cup Cornstarch
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1 tsp Kosher salt
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1 tsp Baking powder
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½ tsp Baking soda
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2 Tbsp Sugar
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2 Eggs
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5 oz Vegetable oil
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1 oz Dark toasted sesame oil
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½ cup Whole milk
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Toasted Black Sesame Seeds
Procedure
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In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients.
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Separate egg yolks from egg white, reserve both yolks and whites.
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Whisk in oil, milk, and egg yolks. Cover and reserve.
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Set aside egg whites and toasted black sesame seeds until ready to cook waffles.
Ginger-Sesame Maple Syrup
Ingredients
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1/8 cup Water
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1 Tbsp Ginger
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¼ tsp Ground nutmeg
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½ cup Maple syrup
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1 ½ tsp Whiskey
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1 tsp Dark toasted sesame oil
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2 Lemon peels, about 1 inch
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½ tsp MSG
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Lemon juice to taste
Procedure
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In a small sauce pan, combine water, ginger, and nutmeg. Bring to boil.
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Remove from heat. Let sit for 1 minute.
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Strain through a coffee filter.
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Put mixture back in the pan and add maple syrup, whiskey, dark toasted sesame oil, lemon peel, MSG and lemon juice to taste.
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Bring to boil.
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Cool and funnel into squeeze bottle.
Ginger-Sesame Maple Syrup
Ingredients
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2 cups Green cabbage, julienned
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1 cup Red cabbage, julienned
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½ cup Carrot, julienned
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1 Tbsp Apple cider vinegar
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½ cup Granny Smith Apple, julienned
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1 Tbsp Kosher salt
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1 Tbsp Light brown sugar
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2 Tbsp Mayonnaise or Tahini
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2 tsp Untoasted sesame oil
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1 tsp Honey
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1 tsp Dijon mustard
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1 tsp Lemon juice
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Dash Celery salt
Procedure
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Combine all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
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Mix well and refrigerate.
