Time (not including making homemade seitan): 1 hour
Up until yesterday, I didn’t really get chicken waffles. But for Valentine’s Day, I decided to cave to societal pressure, and enjoy a juicy, savory, fried hunk of something over a carby, crispy something, covered in sticky sweetness. Even if it makes no sense! I mean, where is the kale? Where are the lentils? Sigh. OK.
Those thoughts plagued me as I stirred the batter and simmered the seitan, although each component was nice on its own. The waffles were perfectly crisp, and I knew they’d be able to handle the syrup without sogging up. The chicken-style seitan came out really flavorful, with a firm but tender texture. The breading on the seitan was totally delish and I couldn’t help but eat a piece straight out of the cast iron skillet. OK, maybe two pieces.
For the syrup, I wanted a bit of V-tine love, and so pomegranate saves the day! Pomegranate molasses is an easy way to infuse flavor into the maple syrup. Plus, the seeds from whole pomegranates are just as romantic as you can get and they look like they’re from another planet (a very romantic planet, to be sure.) So yeah, everything looked great, but all together? I don’t know. My inner chicken and waffle skeptic still had her arms folded.
I took a triangle of waffle (surely, that’s all I would need to know for sure), tucked a little slice of breaded seitan in there, and dredged it in some of the syrup. Well, needless to say, the angels sang. A marching band appeared out of nowhere. Glitter confetti flew from the ceiling. I think I caught a glimpse of Ryan Seacrest. OMG this was good.
So now I totally get it. A sweet and savory combo that maybe isn’t for everyday, but for a special brunch or a Valentine’s dinner, this is where it’s at.
I can’t wait to try this but seriously your writing just makes me laugh. You are such a good writer, when so many people try to give all sorts of descriptive words about their food which never makes me want to try it. Instead you give a story that makes me laugh and drool and want to eat everything in your picture. Thanks!
I have never had this combination and wondered what it would be like. Your version looks pretty darn good!
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Got to say, I’m still skeptical, but now I’ll have to try….
Any tips for making the texture of the seitan better? I used your recipe once before, and while it tasted AMAZING, the texture was kind of like “brains,” which I think is the word you used to describe seitan made by a newb. I thought I did a pretty good job with the simmering though. Do you have to really flatten it or something?
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I’m basically dead over this. LOVE.
I made this with your chickpea seiten from Isa Does It, and wow! One of the best dinners ever. Thanks!
Ummm. Yes, please!! This looks so delicious. Ditto to Bonnie that your writing brings a smile to my face – awesome.
Looks like a dream. I need to make this for Valentine’s day. Hmm, but I was going to make the Just Chocolate Cake from IDI. Would it be awful to make both and eat it all between two people?
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Made it today, AMAZING. Thank you!
@Mae: if you end up with rubber-brain seitan, it means the temp got too hot or you boiled it too long. If you have a slow cooker, try using that to make seitan. It’s basically foolproof and yields the best results (in my experience). good luck!
I was suspicious, I never had Chicken and Waffles before. I just made it and not only am I a hero to my husband, but it was really good.
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Where do you buy your pomegranate molasses? I’ve only seen it in Turkey. ??? Thanks.
I got mine at Whole Foods, but a Mediterranean grocery would have it and I’ve even found it at a regular old supermarket.
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Hi Isa! This recipe looks delish!
Could the batter for the chicken be used for any other recipes? Thanks in advance!
Scratch that! Not chicken….Seitan!!!!
Whoa, Isa! This looks SO EPIC! I would totally eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
OMG – this totally looks awesome. And I spit out my coffee when I got to your Ryan Seacrest line – too funny! I am going to try this soon (even if it’s after Valentine’s Day)…but tonight’s menu calls for your Phyllo Pot Pie w/ Chicky Seitan. 😉
thanx for the great information on pomegranates syrup cooking style
This was delicious! I made just the seitan and then served it on salad with honey mustard dressing. It was a perfect weekend dinner: treat-like without being difficult. I never really ate much fried chicken, but my husband did and he swears the texture of the seitan was just as good if not better. Definitely watch the heat on your broth. I kept it at a very low simmer and cooked the seitan the full 45 minutes.
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I baked my seitan after breading it and just used some maple syrup I had in the house- so not totally exact….. but it was awesome!!!! The waffle recipe was perfect and sweet and I will definitely be using it on many upcoming weekends. Next time I am determined to get the pom molasses and seeds. What a great idea!
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Made these today. Yeah that’s delicious seitan.
These are OMG good! I mean, you wouldn’t eat like this all the time, but when you want a treat, these are so worth it! They’re not hard, though the frying is messy, and they come together in a snap. And did I mention that they’re FREAKING DELICIOUS? Because they so are.
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Thank you for the waffle recipe! I made them gluten free by using 1 cup of brown rice flour, 1 cup of plain gluten-free flour and 1/2 tsp xanthan gum and they turned out great!
These waffles are my new favorite! Great with blueberries.
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Excuse my english (I’m german)…
I made this for my wifes birthday, and she loved it.
But I had a small problem with the language because I missunderstood “fry the seitan” and didn’t read the whole thing, so I deep fryed it 😉 . And it was one of the best mistakes I’ve ever made!!
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I made this today, just with regular maple syrup, since I didn’t have pomegranate. I have never had chicken and waffles, so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I know everyone always talks about them… delicious! As, usual, with your recipes, of course. My boyfriend loved it too, so this one week definitely be a keeper around here.
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Would this work with a belgian waffle iron?
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This was SO GOOD!! Why did I wait until now to make it? My guy wants to eat it for every meal now though. Sigh.
Damn.. its look tasty… *droll*
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Thanks for the recipe! The wife asked for waffles this morning and was able to make some vegan ones finally that tasted great. I didn’t have any cornstarch on hand so I threw in a few chia seeds and they came out fine. I want to try the seitan chickenless next!!
Mine seitan didn’t come out that way. 🙁 🙁 🙁 How do I keep the breading from coming off in the oil?
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This was *awesome*. The seitan was perfect (one of the most “chickeny”) and the waffles – divine. Loved the pomegranate syrup and it really complimented the thyme in the “chicken” breading. Loved this! Thank you for yet another fabulous recipe.
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Delicious recipe… I tried this in my home. I did not get the same vibrant color like above image. But the taste was good. My sisters did like this recipe. Can you tell me the other types of syrups which can be used for this recipe?
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This was by far the most awesome recipe that I’ve had in my short time as a veglan. The waffles were flavorful and the seitan was delicious. This will be a breakfast staple from now on in my household, just have to work on figuring out how to make the chicken be less crispy
Place a few pieces of seitan over the waffle. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and serve with plenty of syrup. ::SWOON::
I made this tonight and it was amazing! I don’t even like cornbread but this was delicious!
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I made your chickeny seitan for the pot pie in your holiday recipe book. It is without a doubt the very best seitan I have ever make. Truly outstanding. So, now I have leftovers…tho first leftover dinner was a fajita bowl…onions, peppers and chickeny seitan over rice that was delish. Still have more and am searching for more recipes I can use it with. I don’t have a waffle iron but will see if there are some frozen vegan waffles at the store so I can make this one with the syrup.
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From the photo you can instantly understand how tasty it is going to be!