Craggy fried chicken on two waffles with a light hot honey drizzle on a kitchen island — Crispy fried chicken on a golden waffle, hot honey mid-pour from a spoon above.

Chicken and Waffles with Hot Honey

Name: Chicken and Waffles with Hot Honey
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 600g chicken thigh strips; 200ml buttermilk; 1 tsp Authentic Lahori All Purpose Mix; 150g plain flour; 50g cornflour; 1 tsp Authentic Lahori All Purpose Mix; Oil for frying; 8 small waffles; Hot honey:; 100g honey; ½ tsp chilli flakes; ¼ tsp Authentic Lahori All Purpose Mix; 1 tsp lemon juice

Craggy fried chicken over waffles with warm chilli honey. Drizzle at the last moment or the crust softens.

Prep

25 mins

Cook

25 mins

Total

50 mins

Serves

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Before you cook

The details that make or break this dish, mapped to the exact step where they matter.

Make sureMake the crunchy clumps
Food safetyHold the oil at 175°C
Avoid thisHoney goes on last

Ingredients

Hot honey

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Method

8 steps

Marinate the chicken in the buttermilk and one teaspoon AL Mix for at least one hour.
Combine the flour, cornflour and the remaining AL Mix.
Drizzle a little marinade into the flour to create crunchy clumps.
Make sure
Make the crunchy clumps
Rub a few drops of marinade through the flour until small, irregular crumbs form. Those crumbs become the craggy crust.
Coat the chicken firmly.
Fry at 175°C for 5–7 minutes until crisp and 75°C internally.
Food safety
Hold the oil at 175°C
Fry in batches so the oil stays hot, then check the thickest piece reaches at least 75°C internally.
Warm the honey with the chilli flakes, AL Mix and lemon for one minute.
Toast or warm the waffles.
Place the chicken over the waffles and drizzle with hot honey immediately before serving.
Pickles add useful acidity and texture.
Avoid this
Honey goes on last
Drizzle immediately before serving. Adding it early softens the crust and makes the waffles soggy.

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