Sunny’s Crazy Rich Chicken and Waffles

  5.0 – 1 reviews  • Main Dish
Level: Intermediate
Total: 1 hr 10 min
Active: 1 hr
Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  2. 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  3. 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  4. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  5. 4 large eggs
  6. 2 tablespoons hot sauce
  7. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  8. 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders (or breasts cut into strips), at room temperature
  9. 4 tablespoons salted butter
  10. 4 tablespoons gold cocoa butter, such as Roxy & Rich
  11. 1/2 cup creamed honey
  12. 1/4 cup maple syrup
  13. 3 tablespoons hot sauce, preferably Frank’s RedHot
  14. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  15. Peanut or vegetable oil, for frying
  16. 2 to 3 servings Sunny’s 1-2-3 Waffles, recipe follows, cut into portions
  17. Edible gold dust or highlight gold dust, for dusting
  18. 1 large egg
  19. 2 tablespoons whole milk
  20. 3 tablespoons self-rising flour
  21. Nonstick cooking spray, for the waffle iron

Instructions

  1. For the flour: Add the flour, cornstarch, cayenne, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper to a shallow dish. Mix to distribute ingredients evenly.
  2. For the egg wash: Add the eggs, hot sauce, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper to a separate shallow dish. Whisk and add enough water to loosen, but still have enough body to coat something?like chicken!
  3. For the chicken: Dunk the tenders in the flour mixture, shake the pieces off, then dip in the egg mixture. Shake off the excess egg mixture and toss the tenders back in the flour mixture to coat. Shake off the excess and rest on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes. (If any areas look like they are soaking up the flour quickly while resting, dust the chicken with some more of the flour mixture.)
  4. Add the butter to a nonstick saucepan over medium heat and melt. Add the gold cocoa butter and stir until combined. Add the honey, maple syrup, hot sauce and some black pepper. Stir until combined and remove from the heat.
  5. Add enough oil to reach more than 3 inches up the side of a Dutch oven or large heavy pot over medium-high heat and bring to 350 degrees F. Shake off any excess flour from the tenders and gently place them in the oil in batches to avoid overcrowding the pot. Cook, while maintaining the oil temperature at around 350 degrees F, until the tenders are golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes per batch. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle immediately with salt. Place on skewers with portions of Sunny’s 1-2-3 Waffles. Drizzle with golden honey sauce and a shake of gold dust.
  6. Separate the egg into 2 bowls. Whisk the yolk, then whisk in the milk followed by the flour.
  7. Whisk the egg white until soft peaks form. Fold the white into the batter. Spray a waffle iron with cooking spray, then make waffles.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 6 servings
Calories 1302
Total Fat 86 g
Saturated Fat 21 g
Carbohydrates 101 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Sugar 32 g
Protein 31 g
Cholesterol 255 mg
Sodium 1180 mg
Serving Size 1 of 6 servings
Calories 1302
Total Fat 86 g
Saturated Fat 21 g
Carbohydrates 101 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Sugar 32 g
Protein 31 g
Cholesterol 255 mg
Sodium 1180 mg

Reviews

Christian Carney
You don’t have to have the cocoa butter, it doesn’t do anything it’s completely optional
Carrie Rodriguez
There is no way I can get golden cocoa butter. What is the best substitute or can it be left out?
Alyssa Roth
What is the gold cocoa butter for. What dose it do for the chicken. I tired to find it and only found it as lip balm or skin care.
Jon Cox
Amazing

 

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