Chef Huda's Fried Chicken & Sweet Potato Belgian Waffle [RECIPE]

Chef Huda’s Signature Fried Chicken & Sweet Potato Belgian Waffle [RECIPE] - Page 2

INGREDIENTS:

Sweet potato waffle

Wet ingredients:

1/2 cup sweet potato puree

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

1/2 cup whole milk

1/4 cup Grand Marnier liqueur

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon butter

2 large eggs – separated

Dry ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup cornstarch

1 tbs baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tsp kosher salt

* Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer’s

instructions

DIRECTIONS:

•In a large bowl combine sweet potato puree, buttermilk, whole milk, butter, egg yolks, vegetable oil and Grand Marnier liqueur. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, cornstarch, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and salt. Set egg whites to the side.

• In a separate bowl combine all the dry ingredients then pour in wet ingredients. In a small cold bowl, whisk the egg whites to a soft peak then gently fold into. Stir until batter is smooth. Ladle butter into the preheated waffle iron and cook until waffles are golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Once the waffle is done cooking remove from waffle iron and repeat, if desired.

Sweet chili maple syrup

• In a small container, stir together 1 cup maple syrup, 1 cup sweet chili sauce and 1 tablespoon of chopped or diced parsley.

• For plating place waffle in the center of the plate, loosely stack chicken tenders on top and drizzle with Sweet Chili Maple Syrup over it and enjoy!

ABOUT THE CHEF:

Chef Huda is an acclaimed chef, television personality and philanthropist. She is founder and CEO of Chef Huda’s Kitchen