This Chicken & Waffles version features Buttermilk fried chicken with Peanut sauce and Ube waffles.
I had a lot of fun putting this together for lunch, but more so eating this lol. I just really wanted to add some interesting things with my Southern-style Buttermilk Fried Chicken lunch so this is what I came up with. :)
FULL RECIPE WITH NOTES HERE-- clarissefooddiaries.wordpress...
For the Buttermilk Fried Chicken:
1¼ cups buttermilk, divided
4 teaspoons salt, divided
Dash of hot sauce
3 teaspoons ground black pepper, divided
1 teaspoon garlic powder, divided
1 teaspoon paprika, divided
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, divided
1.5 kilograms bone-in, skin-on chicken parts
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1¾ cups vegetable oil
For the Peanut Dipping Sauce:
½ cup chunky peanut butter
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
2 Tablespoons sambal oelek, or more to taste
¼ cup finely sliced scallions or leeks
1 Tablespoon lime or lemon juice
½ Tablespoon sugar
¼ cup warm water
For the Ube Waffles:
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornmeal, or just use more flour
2 Tablespoons sugar or other sweetener, optional
¾ teaspoons baking soda
¾ teaspoons salt
2 cups buttermilk
115 grams ube jam, plus 70 grams (1/4 cup) or more for filling and serving, as desired
3 large eggs, at room temperature
⅔ cup canola or vegetable oil
2 teaspoons ube extract
Chicken adapted from Cook’s Illustrated; Dip adapted from Serious Eats; Waffles adapted from The Unlikely Baker