Appetizer Essentials Spicy Chicken Waffle Bites Recipes

APPETIZER ESSENTIALS: SPICY CHICKEN WAFFLE BITES

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
• 3. Mix the honey, cayenne and paprika together in a small bowl, and reserve.
• 4. Chef's Note: The interplay between the honey, the paprika, and the cayenne, create some really interesting flavor notes for your palette.
• 5. Mix all the ingredients for the batter in a large bowl.
• 6. Chef's Tip: The batter should be nice and thick; almost like a tempura batter.
• 7. Add the chicken bites into the batter.
• 8. Add some oil (about 1in/2.5cm) to a pan, or pot, and heat up to 350f (175c).
• 9. Shake off the excess and add the chicken in small batches into the hot oil.
• 10. Fry until the chicken is cooked through and golden brown, about 3 - 5 minutes.
• 11. Drain on paper towels, and finish cooking the remaining chicken bites.
• 12. Toast the mini waffles until golden brown.
• 13. PLATE/PRESENT
• 14. Place the chicken bites, on the toasted mini waffles, drizzle with the honey/paprika/cayenne mixture, and serve while nice and warm. Enjoy.
• 15. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

CHICKEN AND KELLOGG'S® EGGO® WAFFLE APPETIZER BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Heat the vegetable oil in a pot to 350 degrees F.
• Sprinkle the chicken with the garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, onion powder, salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in the flour, then the eggs and lastly the breadcrumbs. Working in batches, fry the chicken until golden brown, about 5 minutes. As they finish, place on a cookie sheet in the oven to keep warm.
• For the syrup, mix together the maple syrup, horseradish, apricot preserves, mustard and honey.
• To serve, drizzle syrup generously on a waffle half. Place a few chicken bites on top. Drizzle with more syrup and garnish with a touch of the hot sauce and a parsley leaf.