Description
Delight your taste buds with these Korean Fried Chicken Bao buns, a fusion of crispy fried chicken tossed in a spicy gochujang sauce, nestled in steamed bao buns with crunchy veggies.
Ingredients
Scale
For Fried Chicken:
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Vegetable oil for frying
For Assembly:
- 10 steamed bao buns
- 1/2 cup gochujang (Korean chili paste)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 cup shredded cabbage
- 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Marinate Chicken: Place chicken in buttermilk, marinate for 30 minutes.
- Prepare Coating: Mix cornstarch, flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Fry Chicken: Dredge marinated chicken, fry until golden brown.
- Make Sauce: Combine gochujang, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, and sesame oil.
- Coat Chicken: Toss fried chicken in sauce.
- Assemble Bao: Fill bao with chicken, cabbage, cucumber, sesame seeds, and green onions.
- Serve: Enjoy while hot!
Notes
- Thighs keep chicken juicier when fried.
- Adjust gochujang for preferred heat level.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Korean Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bao
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 560 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
