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Chicken and Waffles Southern Style

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Chicken and Waffles Southern Style

Crispy Southern fried chicken on a golden waffle with maple syrup and hot sauce — a true Southern classic.

Total time
40 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
American

Ingredients

4chicken thighs, bone in
300mlbuttermilk
200gplain flour
1 tspgarlic powder
1 tspcayenne
1 tsppaprika
4large waffles, freshly made
maple syrupto serve
hot sauceto serve
oil for fryingabout 1L

Instructions

1

Soak chicken in buttermilk overnight.

2

Mix flour with garlic powder, cayenne and paprika.

3

Coat chicken in seasoned flour pressing well.

4

Fry at 175C for 15 minutes until deeply golden and cooked through.

5

Drain on a rack.

6

Make waffles and keep warm in a low oven.

7

Place waffle on each plate and top with fried chicken.

8

Drizzle maple syrup over everything and serve with hot sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
251
Protein
14.1g
Fat
2.1g
Carbs
42.9g
Fiber
1.8g
Sodium
96mg

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