Chicken & Beignets Recipe
fried chicken strips tossed in a hot honey harissa, powdered sugar, and abby's syrup
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Ingredients
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Chicken Strips
Hot Honey Harissa Sauce
Abby's Syrup
Beignets
Method
Chicken Strips
- 1
Prepare the Chicken
Cut the chicken breast into strips, about 1 inch wide.
- 2
Marinate
In a bowl, combine buttermilk, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Add the chicken strips and marinate for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- 3
Dredge the Chicken
In another bowl, place the flour. Remove the chicken from the marinade and dredge each strip in flour, shaking off the excess.
- 4
Fry the Chicken
Heat oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Fry the chicken strips in batches until golden brown, about 5-7 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
Hot Honey Harissa Sauce
- 5
Prepare the Sauce
In a small saucepan, combine honey, harissa paste, lemon juice, and salt. Heat over low heat until warm, stirring to combine.
Abby's Syrup
- 6
Prepare the Syrup
In a small bowl, mix maple syrup and vanilla extract until well combined.
Beignets
- 7
Make the Dough
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together milk and egg. Combine the wet and dry ingredients until just mixed.
- 8
Fry the Beignets
Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into squares. Heat oil in a deep skillet and fry the squares until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side.
- 9
Dust with Powdered Sugar
Drain the beignets on paper towels and immediately dust with powdered sugar.
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