bobby flay's fried chicken and wild rice waffles with pink peppercorn butter & maple-horseradish syrup

Ingredients For bobby flay's fried chicken and wild rice waffles with pink peppercorn butter & maple-horseradish syrup

• 1 quart plus 2 cups buttermilk
• Kosher salt to taste
• 2 teaspoons chile de arbol powder or 2 tablespoons hot sauce
• 2 chickens (3 to 4 pounds each), each cut up into 8 pieces
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 2 teaspoons cayenne
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Peanut oil, for deep-frying
• Pink Peppercorn Butter
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened
• 1 tablespoon pink peppercorns
• 3 tablespoons clover honey
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Wild Rice Waffles
• ½ cup cooked wild rice
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups whole-wheat flour
• 1 ½ tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 cups buttermilk
• 4 large eggs
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup melted unsalted butter, plus more for the waffle maker