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Orange Honey Spicy Fried Chicken on Zestsy Waffles

Fried Chicken Schnitzel and Waffles with Orange Honey

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
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Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil such as Colavita
  • 1¾ cups almond or soy milk
  • 2 eggs
  • Dash of hot sauce
  • 3 tablespoons chopped chives or sliced scallions
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 teaspoons fresh chopped thyme or ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary or ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 2 cups panko bread crumbs
  • 3 egg whites mixed with 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 cup flour
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly cracked black pepper
  • 4 chicken breast cutlets pounded thinly
  • Extra virgin olive oil such as Colavita   
  • ½ cup raw honey
  • ¼ cup of orange juice
  • ½ fresh jalapeno sliced
  • Zest of ½ orange
  • Garnishes: Orange sections blood orange sections, grapefruit sections, sliced jalapeños

Instructions

  • Waffles:
  • Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, evoo, almond milk, eggs, hot sauce, and chopped chives or scallions. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. 
  •  Grease waffle iron plates. Pour batter into iron and prepare according to manufacturer's directions.
  • Transfer waffle to prepared sheet pan.
  • Chicken:
  • Preheat oven to 300°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Toss lemon zest, orange zest, parsley, thyme, rosemary, and panko bread crumbs together in a pie plate, or on a piece of parchment paper for easy clean-up. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
  • Place egg whites and water in a pie plate and set aside.
  • Place flour in a pie plate, or on a piece of parchment paper for easy clean-up. 
  • In a large frying pan, pour in evoo so that it reaches ½-inch up the sides of the pan. Turn heat to medium-high.
  • Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Dredge breast in flour, then egg whites, and finally in seasoned panko.
  • Place chicken in pan, and brown chicken for 4 minutes on the first side. Flip and brown 2 to 3 minutes on the other, until it's golden and crispy. Transfer to prepared pan. Continue with remaining breasts.
  • Jalapeño-Orange Honey:  
  • Heat honey, orange juice, orange zest, and jalapeño over low heat in a small saucepan. Keep warm.
  • Assembly:
  • Before serving, bake chicken for 10 to 12 minutes until cooked through. 
  • Warm waffles in preheated oven. Place a waffle on a serving plate, top with chicken, drizzle honey, and garnish with citrus.  
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