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Chicken & Eggnog Waffles

Sunday, October 31st 2010, 4:00 AM

Ben Fink

"Bobby Flay's Throwdown!" published by Clarkson Potter ($27.

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Recipe: Melba Wilson's Southern Fried Chicken & Eggnog Waffles

Serves: 4

Ingredients

Melba's Restaurant, 300 W. 114th St.,
(212) 864-7777

CHICKEN

1 (3-pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sweet Spanish paprika
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon brown mustard
2 cups buttermilk
Peanut or vegetable oil, for frying
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons Sazonador seasoning

EGGNOG WAFFLES:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of ground cinnamon
Pinch of ground nutmeg
2 cups eggnog
2 large eggs, separated
4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, melted
Cooking spray, for the waffle iron

Instructions

To cook chicken: Put the chicken pieces in a bowl and sprinkle the salt, pepper, paprika, poultry seasoning and garlic powder. Add the mustard and use your hands to work everything into the chicken. Pour in buttermilk, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Heat 3 inches of oil to 325 degrees in a deep cast-iron skillet over medium-heat. Combine flour and Sazonador seasoning in a brown paper bag.

Add a few pieces of chicken at a time and shake it like you mean it!

Working in batches, fry the chicken until it is beautifully brown and crispy on one side, about 15 minutes.

Turn and cook until a meat thermometer inserted into the meat registers 160 degrees, about 15 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

To make the waffles: Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Whisk the eggnog, egg yolks and butter in another bowl. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry until combined; you don’t want the batter to be lumpy or too smooth— just right.

Whisk the egg whites until almost stiff; fold them into the batter.

Heat a waffle iron.

Spray the waffle iron with cooking spray. Pour some of the batter into the middle of the iron, following manufacturer’s instructions. Close and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.

Repeat with the remaining batter.

Top the waffles with fried chicken, strawberry butter and m

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