Chicken
Savory Chicken & Waffles
- Serves 4
Author Notes
A carniverous version of one of my favorite vegan recipes - sweet pumpkin meets roasted chicken and Napa cabbage and the whole thing is bathed in a gingery miso-tahini sauce. The sauce is slightly adapted from Smitten Kitchen. —chezjewels
What You'll Need
Ingredients
- Waffles
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14 ounces
canned pumpkin
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3
Eggs, separated
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1 cup
light coconut milk
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1/2 cup
butter, melted and slightly cooled
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1 1/2 cups
whole wheat flour
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2 teaspoons
baking powder
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1/2 teaspoon
freshly ground pepper
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3/4 teaspoon
Chinese five-spice powder
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1 1/2 cups
cooked chicken
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1 pound
Napa cabbage, cut into quarters
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1/2
sweet red pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
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2
scallions, sliced
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1 tablespoon
Black sesame seeds, toasted
- Miso Tahini Sauce
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1
clove garlic
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2 tablespoons
white miso
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2 tablespoons
tahini
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1 1/2 tablespoons
coarsely chopped ginger
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1/4 cup
rice vinegar
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1 tablespoon
honey
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2 tablespoons
sesame oil
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2 tablespoons
canola oil
Directions
- Make the sauce: put all ingredients into a blender and mix until well emulsified. Set aside
- Preheat the oven to 400. Toss the chopped cabbage and red pepper with 1 tablespoon canola oil and put in a roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and roast for about 20 minutes. Add the chicken pieces for the last 5 minutes and heat until warmed through.
- Meanwhile, prepare the waffles. Beat the egg yolks with the pumpkin, coconut milk, and melted butter until smooth. In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, and five-spice. In a third bowl, beat the egg whites until they hold soft peaks.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture just until smooth. Fold in the beaten egg whites just until blended.
- Heat your waffle iron and bake according to manufacturer's instructions, browning and crisping them on both sides.
- To serve , put the waffles on plates. Mix the chicken and veg with the tahini sauce and mound on top of the waffles. Garnish with the sliced scallions and toasted sesame seeds.
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