Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Bacon Cheddar Waffle Sandwich Recipe
The ultimate sandwich recipe: crispy fried buttermilk chicken on a bacon cheddar waffle, topped with maple sriracha aioli, cheddar cheese, lettuce & tomato.
Ingredients
- Serves 2
Bacon Cheddar Waffles:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 8 teaspoons of unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature)
- 3 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 scallions (green onions thinly sliced)
- cooking spray (for waffle iron)
Buttermilk Fried Chicken:
- 2 large chicken breasts cut in half
- 3/4 cups buttermilk
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon hot sauce (optional)
- canola oil for frying
Maple Sriracha Aioli:
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon sriracha hot sauce
Toppings:
- Lettuce (tomato, and cheddar cheese slices to make sandwich (and any other toppings you may prefer))
Instructions
Maple Sriracha Aioli:
- Combine ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.
Waffles:
- Preheat waffle iron.
- In a large bowl stir together the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and black pepper.
- Make a well in the center of the bowl and set aside.
- Crack the eggs into a small bowl and whisk together. Pour into the center of the dry ingredients.
- Add the melted butter and buttermilk. Using a wooden spoon, stir the waffle batter until just combined. It
- should be sightly lumpy. If the batter appears to be too thick, add a little more of buttermilk and stir until
- pouring consistency is reached.
- Mix in the cooked chopped bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, and sliced green onions.
- Lightly grease the waffle iron with cooking spray.
- Pour in about ½ cup batter in each waffle cavity (more or less depending on size of waffle iron). Cook until the waffles are golden brown and crispy (my waffle iron took about 4-5min).
- Place the cooked waffles on a cooling rack, set over a baking sheet. Place in a 200° F oven to keep the waffles warm until ready to eat.
Buttermilk Fried Chicken:
- Pour canola oil into deep fryer and begin to heat up.
- Place the chicken in a large bowl. Cover with buttermilk and add the hot sauce, if using.
- Toss together until evenly mixed and all the chicken is submerged in the buttermilk. Cover with plastic
- wrap and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes (this is not a must if you don't have the time, but the
- longer the chicken marinates in the buttermilk, the more tender and juicy it becomes!)
- In a shallow dish combine the cornstarch, flour, salt, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and black
- pepper.
- To coat the chicken, grab a piece from the buttermilk bowl, slightly drain off, and throw into the
- cornstarch and flower mixture. Pat the mixture into the chicken, on both sides.
- Return to the buttermilk bowl (with the rest of the chicken) and coat both sides again. Place the chicken
- back into the flour, once more, and coat both sides.
- Lay the coated chicken on a rack placed over a baking sheet. Allow the coated chicken to rest for at least
- 10 minutes.
- Place one piece of coated chicken into the heated deep fryer oil. (my deep fryer is pretty small so I had to
- fry each piece of chicken one at a time.)
- Fry for 7 min. Remove from oil and allow to drain on a cooling rack.
- Repeat process until all pieces of chicken have been fried.
The Sandwich:
- Place a piece of cheddar cheese on the chicken and let melt in your already heated oven.
- Take that piece of chicken and put it on one-quarter of a waffle.
- Top with tomato and lettuce and whatever else your heart desires.
- Spread the maple sriracha aioli on the other quarter of the waffle and put it on top!
- Sandwich complete! Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 1100kcal (55%)