
How To Make Pear Butter Chicken And Waffles By ReShawn Wilder
Put a twist to the classic chicken and waffles recipe by marinating chicken tenders in a nutty pear-infused sauce before serving it with fluffy waffles.
Serves:
Ingredients
Pear Butter:
- 3barlett pearspeeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch cubes
- ½cupwater
- ½tbspcinnamon
- ½tspground nutmeg
- ¼tspground allspice
- ¼tspground cloves
- ¾cupsugar
Waffles:
- 2cupsall purpose flour
- ½cupsugar
- ¼tspkosher salt
- 4tspbaking powder
- ½cupvegetable oil
- ¾cupheavy cream
- 1cupmilk
- 1tbspvanilla extract
- 2largeeggsbeaten
- nonstick cooking sprayfor greasing
Whipped Cream:
- 1cupheavy cream
- 1tspCinnamon
- 1½tbsppowdered sugar
- fresh mint sprigfor garnish
Chicken:
- 6cupsneutral oilsuch as vegetable oil, for frying
- 4chicken breastsboneless, skinless, cut into 2-inch wide strips
- 1½tsplemon pepper
- 1½tspkosher salt
- 1tspAc’cent® seasoning
- 1 ½cupsall purpose flour
Instructions
Pear Butter:
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Add the pears, water, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and sugar to a medium saucepan and stir to coat the pears.
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Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pears are tender, 35 to 40 minutes.
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Remove the pot from the heat. Using a potato masher, mash the pears until broken down to the consistency of a chunky applesauce. Set aside.
Waffles:
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Preheat a waffle iron according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, oil, cream, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Mix in the beaten eggs.
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Ladle a scant ½ cup (55 G) of the waffle batter per waffle into the preheated waffle iron.
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Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through. Repeat with the remaining batter. Keep the waffles warm in a low-heated oven until ready to use.
Whipped Cream:
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Add the heavy cream, cinnamon, and powdered sugar to a large bowl. Whip with an electric hand mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Chicken:
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Heat the vegetable oil in a large, high-walled skillet over medium-high heat until it reaches 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
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In a large bowl, season the chicken with the lemon pepper, salt, and Ac’cent seasoning, tossing to coat well. Add the flour to a medium bowl. Dredge the chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess.
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Working in batches, gently lower the chicken into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (75 degrees C).
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Remove from the oil using tongs or a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper-towel lined plate to drain while you fry the remaining chicken.
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Cut the waffles into triangles and arrange 3 on each plate. Top with 2 tablespoons of pear butter, 3 fried chicken strips, and a dollop of whipped cream. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
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Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 5037.81kcal
- Fat:Â 428.80g
- Saturated Fat:Â 57.69g
- Trans Fat:Â 1.70g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 254.46g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 106.74g
- Carbohydrates:Â 244.19g
- Fiber:Â 11.49g
- Sugar:Â 86.00g
- Protein:Â 64.01g
- Cholesterol:Â 353.11mg
- Sodium:Â 1418.17mg
- Calcium:Â 601.26mg
- Potassium:Â 1025.04mg
- Iron:Â 13.05mg
- Vitamin A: 563.40µg
- Vitamin C:Â 8.32mg
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