2nd Place Berry Delicious Egg Recipe Contest - 2018
Carter Daniels, Rockingham County Fair
Serves 8 - 10
Chicken and Waffles
Here's a wonderful combination of flavors for this totally Southern breakfast or brunch entrée - a little heat, a little sweet, a ton of taste. Serve the special berry/barbecue sauce for chicken dipping, and regular syrup for the waffles.
Chicken Marinade
| 1 cup Buttermilk |
| 1 T. Smoked paprika |
| 1 T. Smoked salt (or regular salt) |
| 1/2 T. Chipotle pepper (or cayenne pepper) |
| A few pink pepper berries (for heat) - opt. |
| 1 1/4 pound pkg. Chicken tenderloins or 8 - 10 Chicken wings |
Directions
At least four hours before cooking (or for better results, overnight), combine buttermilk and spices in a gallon zip-top bag with chicken and place in fridge.
Waffle and Chicken Batter
| 1 box French Vanilla cake mix |
| 1 cup Heavy cream or Half and Half |
| 5 eggs |
| 1/3 cup butter, melted |
| 1 cup mixed berries (cut up large berries like strawberries) |
| 1 cup flour |
| 2 T. Maple Smokehouse blend seasoning or Maple flavoring |
Directions
- Place cake mix in a bowl. Add cream, eggs and melted butter. Stir by hand until combined.
- Separate batter into 2/3 and 1/3 portions:
- Waffles: Add berries to two thirds portion -- make waffles with this.
- Chicken: Combine flour and maple seasoning or flavor. Remove chicken from marinade and dredge chicken in maple/flour mixture, then in 1/3 portion cake mix mixture; fry until golden brown and done.
Berry Barbecue Sauce
| 1 cup favorite BBQ sauce |
| 1 cup mixed berry puree (1 cup berries/1 t. lemon juice/1 1/2 T. sugar/ 2T. water) in a blender |
Mix together the BBQ sauce, berry puree and jam in a saucepan and cook for 5 min. until combined and smooth. Serve with chicken. Serve regular or berry syrup with waffles, if desired.
