I thought I'd try something different. Everyone is constantly talking about chicken & waffles, and I can't eat chicken so I kept thinking of compromises. I didn't really want to do turkey and waffles (but I did). So, I made Bobby the chicken & waffles and mine with turkey breast. I used a recipe for the waffles that is cheddar cheese waffles, for some reason my head said I'd like that more than just plain old waffles or buttermilk waffles. My head knows it's business. Also I wanted to batter the meat in a buttermilk batter, I found several recipes that just floured the meat but that for me was not going to make the skinless breast have enough flavor. Sabrina and I had already gone to the store that day and I was out of buttermilk, yes I keep buttermilk in the fridge, I use it a lot in recipes. So I used an amber ale to make my batter, deep fried the meat, made the waffles in my Belgian waffle maker and the maple infused syrup (maple syrup in a sauce pan, throw in a few fresh thyme leaves and a bay leaf then let it get to a boil). OH MY GOODNESS! this was SO good. It was beyond filling. WE WERE STUFFED. Of course the turkey breast were much larger than the chicken breast so I could not even finish that. But now I can say I've had chicken and waffles, (sort of). I'd make it again that is for sure, but next time i'd go get the buttermilk. The ale worked out in a pinch, but the buttermilk batter would have been much fuller and fluffier.
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