Sesame Chicken and Waffles with Coleslaw

A new take on Chicken with waffles! This recipe was developed by a team of students from The Culinary Institute of America. This recipe set includes recipes for Fried Chicken, Ginger-Sesame Maple Syrup, and Coleslaw.

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Ingredients

Chicken/Chicken Brine

1 qt Warm water
1.5 oz Kosher salt
1.5 oz Suger
1.5 oz Soy sauce
Canola oil
14 Boneless, skinless Chicken thighs

Chicken Flour

½ cup Cornstarch
4 oz All-purpose flour
1/5 oz Smoked paprika
1/2 oz Cayenne pepper
4 tsp Garlic powder
4 tsp Onion powder
MSG to taste
2 qt 2 qt Buttermilk

Ginger-Sesame Maple Syrup

1/3 cup Water
1 Tbsp Ginger
¼ tsp Ground nutmeg
½ cup Maple syrup
1 ½ tsp Whiskey
1 tsp Dark roasted sesame oil
2 Lemon peels, about 1 inch
½ tsp MSG
Lemon juice to taste

Coleslaw

2 cups Green cabbage, julienned
1 cup Red cabbage, julienned
½ cup Carrot, julienned
1 Tbsp Apple cider vinegar
½ cup Granny Smith Apple, julienned
1 Tbsp Kosher salt
1 Tbsp Light brown sugar
2 Tbsp Mayonnaise or Tahini
2 tsp Untoasted sesame oil
1 tsp Honey
1 tsp Honey
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp Lemon juice
Dash Celery salt

Instructions

Chicken Brine

In a small pot, bring water to a simmer.
Whisk in salt, sugar, soy sauce and canola oil.
Allow to cool.
In a four-quart container, place chicken thighs in brine.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Chicken Flour

In a deep half hotel pan, combine cornstarch, flour, smoked paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, onion power and MSG. Set aside for breading procedure.
In a deep half hotel-pan, pour buttermilk. Set aside for breading procedure.

Ginger-Sesame Maple Syrup

In a small sauce pan, combine water, ginger, and nutmeg. Bring to boil.
Remove from heat. Let sit for 1 minute.
Strain through a coffee filter.
Put mixture back in the pan and add maple syrup, whiskey, dark roasted sesame oil, lemon peel, MSG and lemon juice to taste.
Bring to boil.
Cool and funnel into squeeze bottle.

Coleslaw

Combine all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
Mix well and refrigerate.

Combining instructions

Remove chicken from brine, slice into strips, and place on skewers for consistent frying.
Dredge in flour mixture, then dip in buttermilk, and once again in flour, knocking off any excess flour during the process.
Fry in a cast iron pot at 350°F until golden brown. Remove to a cooling rack.
Whip egg whites and carefully fold into the waffle batter.
Heat waffle iron and spray with cooking spray.
Using a measuring cup, pour waffle batter evenly into the waffle iron. Add black sesame seeds to the surface and close. Cook for 4 minutes, flipping halfway through.
Plating: Chicken, waffles and coleslaw on top. Add the Ginger-Sesame Maple Syrup.

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