I was super hungry the other morning, as normal. We had frozen waffles, but I was more hungry than that. We had Tyson frozen chicken patties as well. So I had the idea to make a chicken sandwich using the waffles as the bread. I googled "Chicken & Waffle Sandwich" and it turns out that is actually a thing - even Rachel Ray had a recipe. I experimented a few times with it, adding cheddar cheese and syrup, but thought it was missing something.
A couple of recipes online called for mixing Maple syrup and mustard together to make a spread or sauce for the sandwich. It sounded disgusting to me. I only had some Mrs. Butterworths, so I mixed some Dijon mustard with it and it actually tasted really good.
Anyone ever do this? Why do those flavors go together? I've heard you can balance sweetness by adding salt. I've heard chefs on TV talking about adding acid and so forth. But I don't know what are considered acids in food, how to balance bitterness, etc...
Can anyone point to a resource that explains this type of thing and maybe gives examples of what to do when?
A couple of recipes online called for mixing Maple syrup and mustard together to make a spread or sauce for the sandwich. It sounded disgusting to me. I only had some Mrs. Butterworths, so I mixed some Dijon mustard with it and it actually tasted really good.
Anyone ever do this? Why do those flavors go together? I've heard you can balance sweetness by adding salt. I've heard chefs on TV talking about adding acid and so forth. But I don't know what are considered acids in food, how to balance bitterness, etc...
Can anyone point to a resource that explains this type of thing and maybe gives examples of what to do when?