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This is the ultimate sweet & savory meal. It may sound like an odd combination, but the sweet waffles taste amazing. Especially when they are drenched in the spicy maple syrup and eaten with the crispy fried chicken. This sweet and savory combination is a specialty at the Los Angeles institution Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles. While there are several different locations around LA it has become a tradition of Aaron and mine to make a stop after USC football games at the Coliseum.
While fried chicken is a Southern food, LA has perfected chicken and waffles.
I had never heard of this combination before eating there and it’s definitely something everyone should try. I still remember the first time I went with a group of friends in college and my friend showed me how to combine the hot sauce into the small dishes of sticky syrup. Roscoe’s has a simple menu but their secret ingredient is adding cinnamon to the waffles. I have eaten the combination at different restaurants as it gained popularity but my version modeled after Roscoe’s chicken and waffles is still the best!
I think this sweet and savory meal makes for a great brunch option similar to fried chicken biscuits. Of course it makes for a great breakfast for dinner or late night meal as well.
If cooking for a crowd, keep the chicken warm in the oven while the waffles cook. Heat oven to 250ºF (130ºC) and arrange the chicken on a baking sheet. Keep warm in the oven until ready to serve.
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Where is the 1/8th tsp of cayenne used?
It goes in the flour mixture with the salt, pepper, paprika, garlic and onion powders!
Assuming these pictures are originally yours, I understand a local business from my location is using them to promote their restaurant. Just thought I’d let you know, I tried to trace them to see if they happened to be stock images but I always came back to this blog.
Hi Edgar – thank you so much for bringing this to my attention! Yes, these are all my original photos and I have not given any restaurants permission to use them for any marketing materials. Do you mind sending me an email at [email protected] with the name/ location of the restaurant so I could get in contact with them and sort it out? Thank you so much for looking out for me, I really appreciate it.
I want to try cornbread waffles. How do you think that would work?
Always worth a test! Sounds like it could be delicious!
This was amazing! I made it with chicken breast that I cut up in strips! Everything came together well and the flavors were so harmonious! Yummy!
Thank you so much Talea!! So glad you enjoyed the recipe, that makes me so happy to hear!
So good! I served with a buffalo aioli from a different website. Awesome!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! Oh that sounds like a great addition!