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Chicken coated with waffle batter, flour, and seasonings, then deep fried until it reaches golden perfection!
A Delicious and Simple Waffle Fried Chicken Recipe!
This brunch season everyone will be serving the same ol’ thing.. Bacon, Sausage, Eggs, Muffins, and etc. Not me! I will be showing out with unforgettable brunch menus! I’m talking about fabulous breakfast scrambles, cheese grits, homemade hash browns, and assortment of fresh ice teas, and of course my infamous Waffle Fried Chicken!
If you’ve been following me for a while, you probably remember that I uploaded this recipe several years ago. However, I’ve give this recipe a facelift since then. I now brine the chicken overnight prior to frying. I also season the chicken differently.
I usually use chicken wings ( because it’s my favorite part), when I make waffle fried chicken, but you can use any part of the chicken!
This chicken is perfect to serve for breakfast ( serve with grits, OMG… It’s FIRE!), brunch, or any other meals. It can also be served as an appetizer!
While you’re here, check out some of my other fried chicken recipes!
EASY SKILLET FRIED CHICKEN RECIPE FOR BEGINNERS
OLD FASHIONED CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN WINGS
EXTRA CRISPY OVEN FRIED CHICKEN
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Alright y’all! Let’s make some Waffle Fried Chicken!
Waffle Fried Chicken
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 lbs chicken wings separated
- 1/2 cup hot sauce
- 1 1/2 cup waffle mix
- 1/2 cup self rising flour
- 2 tsp seasoning salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 1/2 cups Vegetable Oil
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the brine.
- Add all the chicken into a refrigerator safe bowl, then pour in the brine.
- Refrigerate the chicken overnight.
- Next, drain the brine, then pour the hot sauce all over the chicken.
- Next season the chicken with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper.
- Sprinkle the waffle mix into a paper or plastic bag, along with the self rising flour.
- Coat the chicken with the waffle mix/ and flour mixture.
- Let the chicken sit for 10 minutes.
- Pour the oil into a large frying pan, and heat over medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, start adding in the chicken.
- Be sure not to overcrowd the pan!
- Fry each side of the chicken for about 7 minutes, then turn over.
- Cook the chicken until it's completely done, and golden brown.
- Place the chicken on a paper towel lined plate.
- Let cool.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Rosie how do I go about to leave you a thumps up on the many recipes of yours that I have enjoyed?
Hi Louis. Below the comment box, there are stars. You can rate the recipes from 1-5 stars.
Rosie my cousin has the best fried chicken because she always use a waffle/or pancake batter. The fried chicken is off the chain. Your recipes are great. Thanks
Hi Lorraine! It’s amazing! I’ve been making this for years. It’s my husbands and sons favorite! XOXO
Omg, delicious!
Rosie you have done it again!! Will be using this recipie using a cut up whole chicken!!
Happy Easter and Thank you Rosie!
Hi Tracy! You’re going to love this recipe! XOXO
Rosie thank you SO much for reposting this recipe. The last time I had it pinned to my Pinterest and used it straight from the blog without ever printing it out so when it disappeared off the blog I was DEVASTATED, This is my favorite brunch chicken to make and I bet I will print it off this time!!! THANK YOU AGAIN!!!
Hey there! I’m so sorry! I had to repost it. The other post was very outdated. Enjoy! XOXO
Rosie do you rinse the chicken after the overnight brining?
No, I don’t.
This looks like a perfect piece of chicken! YUM!!!! Pinned. Thanks for sharing. Happy Easter!
Thanks Mary! Happy Easter!
This sounds delish for Easter breakfast brunch after sunrise service, but all I have on-hand is pancake mix. Is waffle mix much different?
Hi Sandy! Pancake mix is fine!!XOXO
Love all of yr receipes .u go girl
Thanks hun!!!
I made this recipe this morning for breakfast….OMG!!!!! My family loved it….Keep up the good work darling
YAY!!! Thanks so much for trying my recipe! I’m glad that you all liked the recipe! XOXO
Hello – I share your lovely website on my blog roll and just saw your fried chicken recipe today. I have never made decent friend chicken — the flour always falls off the chicken during the frying process. Can’t wait to try this!
Hi Annie! I’m glad that you found my blog. Enjoy the fried chicken!
I can’t make decent ‘fried’ or ‘friend’ chicken, LOL
Hi Rose, I was wondering does it matter if I take the skin off of the chicken?
Hi Sheila. Yes, it would matter. In order for the batter to ” stick ” to the chicken, more ingredients would be needed, and that would be another recipe.
Thank you so much for responding back promptly. I have used several of your recipes (candied yams, collard greens, mac & cheese and have you on my homescreen, so I can easily acres your recipes. Thank you again for creating recipes that I can enjoy.
Thank YOU for trying my recipes darlin’! XOXO
Hey Rosie, I just want to make sure that I make the brine right. It should be sugar, water, and salt? Thanks so much for your help and sharing great recipes!
Yes Ma’am 🙂
Hi Rosie – I love this waffle fried chicken, we didn’t use the hot sauce or cayenne so it came out very sweet, should I reduce the sugar in the brine? We want to serve it for Christmas Brunch with cinnamon apple french toast. FYI, I also used chicken tenders.
Hi Debbie! The Brine shouldn’t make the chicken sweet. It maybe the waffle mix. Try using a different mix 😉
what kind of waffle mix should i use?
I usually use whatever is on sale to be honest. lol
This is one of my all time favorite recipes, you are so talented! Do you know if this could be done in the air fryer as well?
Thank you and keep it up!! 🙂
Hi there. I actually haven’t made these using a air fryer/
Could I do this with chicken tenders?
Sure can 😉
Made this for a event for Christmas. I was so nervous. It was amazing I couldn’t keep it on the serving tray ! It was going so fast that I had to make more in the middle of the event.i don’t fry chicken any other way now.
Girrrrl! I made this last night and I swear I DREAMED about it. So good. I have been diagnosed with celiac disease and I had to use my gluten free pancake batter because I was out of my waffle batter. Not a problem. Thank you for sharing. Trying to find delicious gluten free recipes can be painful but today my heart and belly are full!!!
YAYYY!! So glad that you liked the recipe, and was able to modify it to you needs. Thanks so much for leaving your feedback. XOXO
Awesome, Rosie. I’m from Charlotte NC, and love this recipe.