Paleo Chicken ‘n Waffles

Serves 2

Chicken Marinade
2 pounds chicken tenderloins
Pickle Juice to cover chicken

Place chicken in an air tight container and cover with pickle juice. Put in refrigerator for at least 24 hours (but usually 2-3 days is better).

Fried Chicken Preparation
2 cups almond flour
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 ½ teaspoons paprika
½ teaspoon dried oregeno
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon dried parsley
½ teaspoon onion powder
⅛ cup unsweetened plain almond milk
2 tablespoons coconut oil
coconut sprayer

Mix all ingredients except milk, eggs, and oil. Separately beat eggs with milk. Remove chicken from refrigerator and pat dry to remove any excess liquid. Coat each chicken with the egg mixture and then immediately coat with the dry mixture and place on a paper towel lined baking sheet. Be careful in handling chicken to avoid losing any of the dry rub. Heat a cast iron skillet with coconut oil. Heat should be just enough so that if you drip a bit of egg or almond flour in the skillet it fries. Add chicken pieces slowly into oil. Cook on each side until browned. Again be careful when turning the chicken to avoid losing any of the dry rub. Meanwhile heat the oven to Bake 350 degrees. Once both sides of chicken have browned (about 4 mins on each side), place directly with cast iron skillet into oven. If any drying occurs during this process spray with the coconut oil sprayer. Bake for 30 minutes and remove. Set aside to prepare for assembly.

Waffles Preparation
6 egg whites, separated and let stand at room temperature, covered, for at least 4-5 hours
1 cup almond flour
½ cup flaxseed meal
½ cup coconut flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon cardamon
4 tablespoons maple syrup
1 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted

Place all the dry ingredients through a sifter to remove all chunks. Then add maple syrup, coconut milk, vanilla extract, and coconut oil. Mix until fluffy, but note mixture will seem dry. Separately, combine egg whites. This step is very important to ensure waffles have the right consistency. Beat eggs with a hand mixture until stiff peaks appear. You should be able to hold the bowl over your head without the mixture spilling. Once eggs are beaten quickly fold into the flour mixture. Make sure not to over ix at this point. It should just be mixed until incorporated. Meanwhile bring your waffle iron to desired heat (based on waffle iron instructions), and spray with the coconut spray. Use about 1 cup of the batter per waffle and cook for about 3-5 minutes depending on specific iron being used.

Chicken n’ Waffles Assembly
Serve the waffles with confectioners sugar (which is not paleo and not required for this meal). And top with raspberries. Add the fried/baked chicken and serve with maple syrup.