Nashville Hot Chicken and Sweet Potato Waffle Bites
These baked Nashville hot chicken bites offer the perfect sweet-heat combination. Fiery hot chicken nuggets are served atop sweet potato waffles with a sweet and spicy pickle garnish.
1package Urban Accents Nashville Hot & Spicy Chick'N Brine & Bake Kit from Cost Plus World Market
1Tablespoonbutter
2eggsbeaten
hot sauce
sweet and spicy pickles for garnish
For the waffles
1cuppackage Bruce's Sweet Potato Pancake Mix
⅔cupwater
1egg
1Tablespoonvegetable oil
Instructions
Mix Urban Accents brine blend with 2 quarts of water.
Cut chicken breasts into cubes and add to brine, per seasoning mix instructions. Cover bowl, refrigerate and allow to brine for 4-24 hours.
Remove chicken from the brine, rinse thoroughly and pat dry.
Sprinkle half the chile rub onto the chicken pieces and rub in.
In a skillet, melt butter and add the crispy crust mixture from the seasoning blend. Toast until lightly browned. Remove from heat and add remaining spice rub.
Transfer the crust mixture to a shallow dish.
In a separate shallow dish, beat two eggs.
Dip chicken pieces in eggs, then into crust mixture to coat. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees, then cook chicken for 30 minutes. Lowever the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 20 more minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
Remove chicken from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
To make the waffles:
Combine 1 cup of pancake mix, ⅔ cup water, 1 egg and vegetable oil in a mixing bowl. Stir until smooth and let rest for 10 minutes.
Pour batter onto a lightly greased waffle iron. Cook until lightly brown and crisp on the outside.
Once waffles have cooled slightly, cut into fourths.
Assemble appetizers by topping each sweet potato waffle with a piece of chicken, hot sauce, and pickles as garnish.