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Recipe courtesy of Rachael Ray

Show: Worst Cooks in America

Episode: Celebrity: Celebrity Cheat Meals

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Buttermilk-and-Blue Waffles with Buffalo Whiskey Crispy Chicken

Total:: 1 hr
Active:: 1 hr

Yield:: 4 to 6 servings

Level:: Intermediate

Ingredients

Waffles:

Butter or nonstick cooking spray, for greasing the waffle iron
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
8 ounces (about 1 1/2 cups) smoked blue cheese crumbles or blue cheese of your choice, crumbled

Seasoning Flour:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground mustard
2 teaspoons granulated onion
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons baking soda

Brine:

1 quart (4 cups) buttermilk
2 tablespoons hot sauce
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground celery seed
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Fried Chicken:

Oil, for frying
8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
Buffalo Whiskey Sauce, recipe follows
Sweet pickle chips, for garnish
Chopped scallions, for garnish

Buffalo Whiskey Sauce:

1/2 cup hot sauce, such as Frank's Red Hot
1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
3 shots (4 1/2 ounces) bourbon whiskey
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons tamari
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Directions

Special equipment: a deep-frying thermometer; a waffle iron

Fried Chicken:

For the waffles: Preheat a waffle iron and keep a little melted butter or cooking spray on hand to grease it.

Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the buttermilk and eggs in a medium bowl, then whisk the wet ingredients into the dry. Stir in the blue cheese crumbles. Set the batter aside.

For the seasoning flour: Mix together the flour, paprika, salt, cumin, mustard, granulated onion, black pepper, cayenne and baking soda, and divide between 2 plates or shallow bowls.

For the brine: Mix together the buttermilk, hot sauce, salt, celery seed, paprika and pepper, and divide between 2 plates or shallow bowls.

For the fried chicken: Set a rack into a baking sheet. Heat a few inches of oil in a Dutch oven or deep-fryer to 365 degrees F. Coat the chicken in the brine, then the flour, then the brine and flour a second time; shake off excess and place on the rack.

Grease the waffle iron. Add the batter and cook on high until deep golden. Cut into 4 waffles. Repeat until the batter is finished.

Fry the chicken in batches, stirring occasionally, until deep golden and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.

Top the waffles with 2 pieces of chicken and some Buffalo Whiskey Sauce. Garnish with a few pickle chips and some scallions.

Buffalo Whiskey Sauce:

In a small pot, melt together the hot sauce, maple syrup, whiskey, butter, tamari, Worcestershire and garlic. Simmer to thicken, then remove from the heat.

My Private Notes

Name: Buttermilk-and-Blue Waffles with Buffalo Whiskey Crispy Chicken
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Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: Butter or nonstick cooking spray, for greasing the waffle iron; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups buttermilk; 2 large eggs; 8 ounces (about 1 1/2 cups) smoked blue cheese crumbles or blue cheese of your choice, crumbled; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon smoked paprika; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons ground mustard; 2 teaspoons granulated onion; 2 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 quart (4 cups) buttermilk; 2 tablespoons hot sauce; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 teaspoons ground celery seed; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; Oil, for frying; 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs; Buffalo Whiskey Sauce, recipe follows; Sweet pickle chips, for garnish; Chopped scallions, for garnish; 1/2 cup hot sauce, such as Frank's Red Hot