Holy Roscoe: Chicken and waffles

Let me say a big thank you to Sir Roscoe and his beautiful idea: Putting fried chicken and waffles together. It is an odd marriage but it frickin' works. Well because I do not deep fry (its fattening and it makes your house smell awful) I changed the recipe up a bit and created a healthier version.

Sarah's "Fried" Chicken and Waffles
serves 4

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken cut into tenders
2 cups flour
2 tbs any seasoning salt blend but I only use Sazonadors Supremas
1 tbs dried oregano
1/2 tbs chili powder
2 tsp pepper
2 cups milk
1 tbs hot sauce (i use chalula)
1 tbs garlic powder
olive oil (enough to cover your skillet and shallow fry usually about 1/2 cup)
waffles (I make mine on my waffle maker but in a pinch we have used frozen)
maple syrup
hot sauce (chalula) at the table

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Mix milk, hot sauce and garlic powder in bowl. Place the chicken in the bowl with the milk mix and soak for at least 10 min but I would recommend soaking for 25. In a shallow dish (i use a small casserole dish) mix up the flour, salt seasoning, oregano, chili powder, pepper. Put oil in medium/large skillet and turn heat to med/high. When the oil is hot dredge the soaked chicken in the flour mixture, shake off excess and add to the oiled skillet. Make sure you have enough oil in your skillet to give the chicken a good shallow fry-if the oil dries up so will your chicken and it will burn. Fry the chicken on both sides until your favorite level of crispness. I like ours really crispy and it should have a pretty golden brown color.
When the chicken is finished transfer it to a plate lined in paper towel to soak up any excess oil. Serve the chicken with the waffles. We found that they are especially yummy with a couple shakes of hot sauce over the chicken and then take a bite with chicken, waffle and syrup. It's fantastic.