Baked chicken and waffles with gochujang honey…because treat yo’self
When I moved to the south, I knew quite a bit about it.
I knew of its history (obviously), of how welcoming and kind most of the people are, and (last, but absolutely not least) how darn delicious southern food is.
Sure most of it isn’t what we’d call “healthy”, but everything in moderation. Right? Right.
Now, the clarification I need to make is that while Atlanta is an INCREDIBLE food city, it’s not all southern food! That’s typically the question I get from friends who have yet to visit. The breadth of cuisines and expertise of the chefs here in ATL is truly impressive.
We’ve got it all – cheeky southern food, fanciful modern food, cozy cafés with the best baked goods, experimental asian food, and so much more that I can’t even find the words for. A few months back, Tim and I went over to Gaja – a new favorite Korean spot in East Atlanta Village (EAV) – where we dined on the most magnificent brussels sprouts. It doesn’t even matter if you don’t enjoy brussels sprouts because these are crowd pleasers if there ever was one.
You may be, at this point, asking yourself why I’m talking about this restaurant Gaja that you may or may not have ever heard of. Well, we’re getting there. I promise.
The brussels were expertly crisped with succulent pork belly and…you may have guessed it…gochujang honey.
The flavors melded so perfectly together I honestly couldn’t get enough. I even then went and bought 1/2 lb of pork belly and a ton of brussels and worked on my own rendition. Tasty, but not the same.
And, I still can’t get the gochujang honey blend out of my mind (and taste buds) so I thought to myself, “hey, why not top off baked chicken and waffles with gochujang honey for lunch?” And, well, you know the rest because you’re here reading this post right this minute.
So, without further ado, here is my new favorite treat lunch: Baked Chicken and waffles with gochujang honey.
Baked Chicken and Waffles with Gochujang Honey
AuthorgabriellaA delicious (and slightly healthier) take on the classic southern favorite, Chicken and Waffles. These ones are baked and drizzled with gochujang honey which gives them a sweet and spicy finish.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Place butter in your baking dish and melt it in the oven.
Combine all dry ingredients for the chicken in a shallow bowl.
Dip the chicken in the mixture until coated and place in baking dish.
Bake for 30 minutes, turn and bake another 15 minutes.
Preheat your waffle iron and in a large bowl whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.
In a small bowl whisk milk and eggs.
Pour over your flour mixture and then gently whisk in butter.
Cook waffles until crisp!
Top your waffles with chicken and drizzle with gochujang honey.
Garnish with cilantro and peppers.
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Place butter in your baking dish and melt it in the oven.
Combine all dry ingredients for the chicken in a shallow bowl.
Dip the chicken in the mixture until coated and place in baking dish.
Bake for 30 minutes, turn and bake another 15 minutes.
Preheat your waffle iron and in a large bowl whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.
In a small bowl whisk milk and eggs.
Pour over your flour mixture and then gently whisk in butter.
Cook waffles until crisp!
Top your waffles with chicken and drizzle with gochujang honey.
Garnish with cilantro and peppers.
Waffle recipe adapted from Martha Stewart
Baked chicken recipe adapted from The Spruce
Hope you loved it as much as I did!
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Chicken waffle recipe is just an unique recipe to try, Thanks for sharing the complete recipe details. Will surely try this for my kids.