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Let’s Eat Chicken and Waffles

I know I’m always eating but that’s why you’re also here. * Giggles* I’m on a ‘there’s food at home’ journey this week  and I’m loving it. I saw my Instagram boo @esasina18 do it last week and I decided when she’s done with hers, I’m sure taking this baton and keeping the #thereisfoodathome race in motion.

So today. I made beer battered chicken and waffles for lunch. Here’s how I made it:

 

 

BEER BATTERED CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast halves
  •  1 cup all-purpose flour
  •  2 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1/2 cup cold beer (I used Club beer because ‘beer de3 3noaa ne club”)
  •  3 cups oil for frying
  •  1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • Pepper powder (white, black, red_ your choice

 

METHOD

  1. Rinse chicken, and slice into 1 inch strips and save some as they come for pan frying. In a bowl, stir together 1 cup flour and pepper powder. Mix in the egg yolk  and beer whisked mix.
  2. Heat oil in a deep heavy skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  3. Place remaining 1/2 cup flour in a small bowl with chicken powder seasoning (that’s if you like pepper like me). Coat chicken strips in flour, then dip floured strips into the batter. Fry a few at a time in hot oil, turning once, until coating is golden brown on both sides.
  4. Pan fry the halves that haven’t been cut also. Coat in flour and the dip into batter. Many fry until golden brown. Remove, and keep warm until serving.

 

 

WAFFLES

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  •  1 teaspoon salt
  •  4 teaspoons baking powder
  •  2 tablespoons sugar (I used brown sugar)
  •  eggs 2
  •  1 1/2 cups warm milk
  •  1/3 cup butter, melted
  •  1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

METHOD

  1. In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar; set aside. Pre-heat waffle iron to desired temperature.
  2. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the milk, butter and vanilla. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture; beat until blended.
  3. Ladle the batter into the preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp.

 

Now that we are done with both, we serve. I usually have my ‘kpakpo’ green pepper sauce in the fridge so I put a little of that in a sauce bowl and some honey in the another sauce bowl because I like sweet with a kick of spicy. Ha!

I’m extra so I cut up some of the waffles and skewered the crispy fried chicken with it.

We live to eat another day.

Love,

Akosua Didi