Chicken and Waffles

Chicken and waffles is the iconic sweet-and-savoury pairing of American cooking: crisp fried chicken on soft, hot waffles.

The fried chicken

1. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper and soak them in the mixture of milk and egg – even for half an hour, so they turn out tender.

2. Mix the wheat flour with the chilli powder and toss the drained chicken thoroughly in it.

3. Fry it golden and crisp in plenty of hot oil over a medium heat, then lift it onto paper towel.

The waffles

4. Mix the wheat flour with the egg, the milk, the melted butter and the baking powder into a lump-free batter.

5. Bake the waffles golden in a heated waffle iron.

6. Pile the crisp chicken onto the still-warm waffles and serve immediately.

Tip: The point is the contrast: the crisp, spiced chicken and the soft, warm waffle together make the real experience.