Chicken and Waffles

Instructions:

• Step 1.

  Thoroughly mix 1 pound Hungry Planet Chicken™ with 1¼ cups of cajun seasoning. Form into 4-ounce patties.

• Step 2.

  Mix ingredients for soy buttermilk: 4 tablespoons soy milk, ½ teaspoon vinegar, and ⅛ teaspoon tabasco sauce.

• Step 3.

  Combine ingredients for fried chicken coating flour: 1⅔ cups flour, 2½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, ¼ teaspoon red pepper, 2½ teaspoons cajun seasoning, ¾ teaspoon paprika, ¾ teaspoon paprika, ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic, ¼ teaspoon onion powder, 2½ teaspoons cornstarch.

• Step 4.

  Dip patties into soy buttermilk, and then into fried chicken coating flour. Repeat. Fry in 350°F oil until golden and reaches 165°F internal temperature.

• Step 5.

  Whisk 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1⅓ cups sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1⅓ cups almond milk together.

• Step 6.

  Blend 1⅓ cups self-rising flour, 3½ tablespoons rice flour, and ⅛ teaspoon baking soda together. Add to the vegetable oil mixture. Blend ONLY until dry mixture is wet. Do not over mix - the batter should be lumpy!

• Step 7.

  Preheat the waffle iron. When hot, put 1 cup of batter in the waffle iron and cook until golden brown.

• Step 8.

  Combine the ingredients for the sweet heat maple glaze: ¼ cup agave syrup, ¼ cup maple syrup, ½ teaspoon chili powder, ½ teaspoon malt, ⅛ teaspoon red pepper, ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt. Bring all ingredients to a simmer, and remove from heat. Allow to cool for about 15 minutes before using.

• Step 9.

  Serve fried chicken on waffles and drizzle with sweet heat maple glaze.