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Appetizers & Entrees, Pancakes & Waffles

Nashville Style Fried Chicken and Waffles Recipe

Name: Nashville Style Fried Chicken and Waffles Recipe
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: Recipe provided by @kitchenswagger; ; 6 chicken tenders; Maple Grove Farms® Maple Syrup, for serving; Dill pickle chips, for topping (optional); 2 cups Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening; Buttermilk brine:; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/4 cup pickle brine; 3 tbsp Louisiana-style hot sauce; 1 egg; Flour mix:; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tbsp salt; Belgian waffle:; 1 cup flour; 1 cup whole milk; 1 egg; 1/4 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Powder; 1 tsp Spice Islands® Vanilla Extract; pinch of salt; Hot sauce:; 1/2 cup hot oil (from frying); 2-3 tbsp Spice Islands® Cayenne Pepper; 1 tbsp Spice Islands® Paprika; 1 tbsp light brown sugar; 1 tsp Spice Islands® Garlic Powder; 1/2 tsp Spice Islands® Salt

Prep Time: 3 hours

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes

Yield: 2 servings

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Ingredients

Recipe provided by @kitchenswagger

6 chicken tenders
Maple Grove Farms® Maple Syrup, for serving
Dill pickle chips, for topping (optional)
2 cups Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening

Buttermilk brine:

1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup pickle brine
3 tbsp Louisiana-style hot sauce
1 egg

Flour mix:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp salt

Belgian waffle:

1 cup flour
1 cup whole milk
1 egg
1/4 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
1 tsp Spice Islands® Vanilla Extract
pinch of salt

Hot sauce:

1/2 cup hot oil (from frying)
2-3 tbsp Spice Islands® Cayenne Pepper
1 tbsp Spice Islands® Paprika
1 tbsp light brown sugar
1 tsp Spice Islands® Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Spice Islands® Salt
1/2 tsp Spice Islands® Black Pepper

Directions

Combine buttermilk brine ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well and add the chicken. Let marinate for at least 3-4 hours or overnight.
Combine flour mix together in a large bowl and mix. Set aside.
Remove chicken from the brine, letting excess drip off. Transfer to a plate. Dredge chicken in flour mix, then in buttermilk brine, and then again in the flour mix. Let rest on a baking sheet while you prepare waffle batter.
Add waffle batter ingredients to a large bowl. Whisk until smooth. Set aside.
Bring Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening to 350°F in a skillet. Add chicken and fry for 4-5 minutes per side or until chicken reaches internal temperature of 165°F. Transfer to a wire rack stacked baking sheet and let rest while you prepare the hot sauce and waffles.
Add dry spices for the hot sauce to a bowl. Add 1/2 cup of hot oil left over from frying. Stir well to mix.
Cook waffle in a greased waffle iron according to the recommended heat settings for your waffle iron.
Once ready to plate, spoon or brush the hot sauce over the chicken to fully coat. This is best done on the rack where chicken is resting. Top each waffle with 3 chicken tenders and drizzle with maple syrup and top with optional dill pickles.