$3 Fried Chicken And Waffles _ But Cheaper

Chicken and waffles are great , but they could be better and you're paying this price when you could be paying this .

That is .

But cheaper .

Yeah , chicken and waffles are something that you could find in most us states , especially in the southern region of America .

But you could be paying up to $20 .

I think it's worth $20 .

But at the same time , it does not need to cost that at all .

And you're often just getting literally basic buttermilk fried chicken , a basic waffle and syrup boring .

I like something a little bit more special .

I want something a little more special .

You'd have to pay for that too usually .

But not here .

So with all that being said , let's make this , shall we look ?

It's not easy to make chicken and waffles cheaper .

We did everything we could problem .

Number one .

Waffle iron .

Wow , that's a big issue , right ?

It kind of stands in the way of making a goddamn waffle .

I have some options for you for one .

Well , you could use a waffle iron if you have one , they do make cheap ones and the cheap ones .

Well , they suck .

Another option is to pour it into a grill pan , which sort of gives you the same vibe , medium heat grease of a nice grill pan .

Ideally you want a nonstick , leave it on medium heat .

Once it's hot , pour in your batter , let it kind of coat the edges and you're gonna flip it like a pancake .

Look , I get it .

It's not that great , but I do have an alternative .

The trick with that is something I'll show you in a 2nd .

1st , we make our waffle batter , medium sized bowl .

Add in two cups or 300 g of all purpose flour , two tablespoons or 24 g of white sugar , half a teaspoon or 2 g of fine sea salt .

One tablespoon or 10 g of baking powder , whisk that together until thoroughly combined .

Then add in a separate bowl .

Two whole eggs whisk in half a cup or 102 g of vegetable oil , one in three quarters of a cup or 415 mL of whole milk whisk those items together until smooth and homogenous .

Pour your wet butter into your dry while constantly mixing .

Continue mixing to get a nice smooth batter .

Add a touch of salt whisk that in and it's time .

So obviously , if you're using waffle maker , you grease it up and you cook it according to the package directions , it's all automated .

There's really not that much you need to do .

Just don't leave it in too long .

Ruin it .

Now , the other option is to funnel cake , your waffles .

That's right .

Fill a 6 to 8 quart heavy button pot with vegetable oil heat at the 3 50 °F .

And then separately using either a plastic bag or a piping bag or whatever kind of plastic , you can slip the tip and then pipe in a nice zigzag criss cross pattern of your batter into your hot oil .

Obviously don't use all of your batter .

Let that fried till it starts to stiffen .

Flip and fry the other side about two minutes per side .

Pull it out , drink it away rack and that is well your makeshift funnel cake waffle .

You got a problem with that .

No , obviously you don't really need butter , but you will serve it with maple syrup .

Now let's talk chicken .

I only want drumsticks a they're absolutely iconic .

I mean , look at this thing .

Mm And so in a large bowl , add 1.5 cups or 350 milit of buttermilk .

Optionally three tablespoons or 32 g of pickle juice , two teaspoons or 5 g of paprika , two teaspoons or 7 g of kosher salt put together till combined and optionally one teaspoon or 6 g of the holy ingredient .

We all know and love as MS G then makes the MS G and praise be .

Let us rejoice in the presence of MS G and shout out .

Oh True .

Now place all your chicken in there toss it oat and set it aside for your dredge .

You'll need another large bowl , two cups or 300 g of all purpose flour , two teaspoons or 7 g of salt , one tablespoon or 30 g of garlic powder .

Half a teaspoon or 2 g of onion powder , one teaspoon or 3 g of paprika , one teaspoon or 2 g of optional celery powder , one teaspoon or 6 g of optional MS G sort of combine .

And all you gotta do is get that same pot of oil that you were using earlier .

If you made your funnel cakes or you know , you can just do the same thing .

67 quarts fill it up halfway heat it to 3 50 .

Really simple .

Now , while that's heating dredge your chicken .

Now , what do we know about our technique about getting flaky chicken ?

Right ?

It's not just buttermilk .

It's the little flex of liquid that combine with the flour to make little balls .

And then those little balls get flattened up against the chicken and then those little flattened balls turn into .

So flick a little bit of your marinade into your flour dredge , stir it up and then add your chicken in batches while aggressively squeezing the flour into your chicken .

Making sure every crevice is filled .

Don't be naughty place it on a baking sheet and repeat with the rest .

Look at all my boys , they're together .

They're looking beautiful .

Isn't it nice ?

Now , let's treat them with love in , in batches , drop them into scorching , searingly hot , fiery oil .

Maybe not fiery .

That's a hazard in the household .

Actually starting with 3 to 4 drumsticks .

And your oil temperature drops to around 310 325 .

And you want to hold it at that temperature for 5 to 8 minutes until your chicken is fried .

Crispy , golden brown .

And the internal temperature reads 165 °F .

Well , that's frying though .

Yeah , sure .

Chicken and waffles are great .

But we go to Nashville hot inspired chicken and waffle and it's cheaper get a medium sized bowl .

This whole thing is optional , but I really recommend it one tablespoon or 15 g , sugar , two teaspoons or 7 g of Kosher salt , two teaspoons or 5 g of paprika , one tablespoon or 13 g of garlic powder .

Add three tablespoons or 30 g of cayenne powder , half a teaspoon or 5 g of onion powder , one teaspoon or 5 g of MS G .

Oh , there's a lot in here .

I don't know .

I don't know .

Whisk that together and then pour in one cup or 240 mL of your hot oil directly from your hot fryer .

Being careful , please whisking it in and you have a beautiful Nashville hot oil .

Then once chicken is done , carefully , remove and immediately dunk in your Nashville hot oil coating every single little nook cranny of crispy spicy goodness .

Place that on A Y rack two drain and repeat with the rest of your beautiful chicken .

Now , look , once that's all done , there's not really a whole lot that needs to happen .

You get your waffle or your funnel waffle or your grill pan waffle or just about any waffle you ideally made from this whole video here , carefully , lay atop your beautiful tender juicy , crispy legs .

Are we talking about chicken here ?

What do we , what am I talking about ?

Add on anything else your heart desires .

You want to throw in some butter ?

You want to throw in some fancy maple syrup or maybe you want honey .

That's fine .

Drizzle some fresh wild flour .

Honey .

You got a local person down the road selling honey for a good price .

Go give him a kiss on the cheek .

Buy yourself some honey and let's taste this goodness gracious .

This isn't just chicken and waffles .

It's Nashville hot chicken on a waffle and it's that price .

We've already won .

We don't even need to taste it .

So please .

Hey Kendrick .

Ok .

This is so good .

I have to bring in Kevin who says he loves Nashville hot chicken as well as I'm batman .

Are you ?

I'm in disguise , right ?

There's your chicken leg .

Kendrick .

Stop performing magic , stop performing magic Kendrick .

This is incredible .

Dripping all over your exposed toes .

No regrets .

Bye , Kevin .

This chicken's so goddamn good .

I forgot I eat the goddamn waffle .

How does it taste ?

It tastes like I gotta replace my draws right now .

Get that sort of like moist spongy inside .

A little crispy on the outside , chewy on the inside .

For the spice , the sweetness , the richness and it's all so balanced .

At the same time , I have nothing else left to say .

You know what I do wanna say ?

B roll .