Hot Honey Fried Chicken and Waffles
Crispy fried chicken and warm fluffy waffles topped with a sweet and spicy hot honey is the perfect cozy comfort food combo!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Hot Honey
- 1 cup honey
- 1/3 cup sriracha
Fried Chicken
- 4 7 oz. Omaha Steaks Butcher’s Cut Air-Chilled Boneless Chicken Breasts thawed
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons Cajun seasoning, divided
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- 2 cups corn flakes
- 3 eggs
- Waffles, cooked
- Pickle slices
- Hot honey
Instructions
Hot Honey
- Whisk honey for 15-20 minutes until whipped and light in color.
- Add sriracha and whisk for 3 more minutes.
- Add to a sealed container and store in a dry cool place.
Fried Chicken
- Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel.
- Place chicken in a bowl with the buttermilk and 3 tablespoons Cajun seasoning and marinate for at least 2 hours (overnight for best results).
- Prepare the dredge. In a bowl, mix the flour, paprika, 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper until combined.
- Prepare the egg wash. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs.
- Place corn flakes in a third bowl.
- Coat the chicken. Dip each chicken piece in the flour mixture, then in the egg, then in the corn flakes.
- Heat oil to 350°F and fry chicken until golden brown and crispy, ensuring the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
- Assembly: Place waffle on plate, then top with fried chicken and pickles and drizzle with hot honey.