Lemon Peppuh Steppa Chicken and Waffles

Ingredients

• 1 Chicken tenderloins (Amount not specified; season with fry seasoning.)
• Salt (For fry seasoning; amount to taste.)
• Pepper (For fry seasoning; amount to taste.)
• Sazon Tropical seasoning (For fry seasoning; amount not specified.)
• Garlic powder (For fry seasoning; amount not specified.)
• Onion powder (For fry seasoning; amount not specified.)
• Jalapeño powder (For fry seasoning; amount not specified.)
• Granulated chicken bouillon powder (Knorr brand; for fry seasoning. Amount not specified.)
• Smoked paprika (For fry seasoning; amount not specified.)
• Cayenne pepper (For fry seasoning; amount not specified.)
• Italian herb seasoning (For fry seasoning; amount not specified.)
• MSG (For fry seasoning; amount not specified.)
• Buttermilk (For marinating chicken; amount not specified.)
• 1.5 cup All-purpose flour (For breading.)
• 0.75 cup Potato starch (For breading; substitute cornstarch if needed.)
• 0.5 cup Fry seasoning (For breading; composed of the listed fry-seasoning ingredients.)
• 0.5 stick Butter (For lemon pepper sauce.)
• 1 tbsp Honey (Two Black Bee Keepers brand.)
• 1 tbsp Lemon pepper seasoning (For lemon pepper sauce.)
• Canola oil (For frying; vegetable or grapeseed oil may be used instead. Amount not specified.)
• 0.75 cup All-purpose flour (For waffles.)
• 0.25 cup Cornstarch (For waffles.)
• 1 Egg (For waffle batter.)
• 1 Egg yolk (For waffle batter.)
• 0.5 tsp Kosher salt (For waffles.)
• 0.25 tsp Baking soda (For waffles.)
• 0.5 tsp Baking powder (For waffles.)
• 1.5 tsp Vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract (Use either vanilla bean paste or extract.)
• 1 tbsp Demerara sugar (For waffles.)
• 1.5 tbsp Cane sugar (Granulated sugar may be substituted if needed.)
• 0.333 cup Grapeseed oil (For waffles; avocado oil may be used instead.)
• 1 cup Buttermilk (For waffles.)
• Butter (For topping; amount not specified. Source title mentions whipped brown butter, but provides no method.)
• Syrup (For topping; amount not specified.)
• Powdered sugar (For dusting; amount not specified.)

Steps

1. 1

   Season the chicken tenderloins with salt, pepper, Sazon Tropical, garlic powder, onion powder, jalapeño powder, chicken bouillon powder, smoked paprika, cayenne, Italian herb seasoning, and MSG.

2. 2

   Pour buttermilk over the seasoned chicken and marinate for at least 3 hours, ideally overnight.

3. 3

   Combine the all-purpose flour, potato starch, and 1/2 cup fry seasoning in a bowl to make the breading.

4. 4

   Coat the marinated chicken in the breading. Let it stand for 5 minutes so the coating adheres.

5. 5

   Heat canola, vegetable, or grapeseed oil to 350°F. Fry the chicken until its internal temperature reaches 165°F.

6. 6

   Remove the chicken and let it rest; no resting duration is specified.

7. 7

   Raise the oil temperature to 370°F and fry the chicken again for 1 minute for extra crunch.

8. 8

   Melt the butter for the sauce, then stir in the honey and lemon pepper seasoning. The source does not give a method for whipping or browning the butter.

9. 9

   Coat the fried chicken in the lemon pepper sauce.

10. 10

    Prepare the waffle batter by combining the waffle flour, cornstarch, egg, egg yolk, kosher salt, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla, Demerara sugar, cane sugar, oil, and buttermilk. Use granulated sugar instead if that is what you have.

11. 11

    Cook the batter in a waffle iron until the waffles are cooked through; the source does not specify an iron setting, temperature, or cooking time.

12. 12

    Top the waffle with butter and syrup, add the sauced chicken, and dust with powdered sugar.

Notes

The source does not specify the amounts of chicken, buttermilk for marinating, fry-seasoning components, frying oil, or toppings. Waffle preparation and cooking details are incomplete; no waffle-iron temperature or time is provided. Whipped brown butter is mentioned in the title, but no method is given.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• American
• fried
• comfort food
• brunch
• chicken
• waffles
• sweet-savory