Korean-Style Fried Chicken Bao Buns
Korean-style fried chicken in a bao bun? You better bao-lieve it. You'll load fluffy buns with crispy sticky chicken and pickled sesame slaw before drizzling over spicy mayo. Serve with hand-cut chips and sesame slaw to finish.
Ingredients for 2 people
Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient
Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient
You'll also need
Flour, Salt, Sugar, Vegetable oil, Water (or dietary alternatives)
Cooking instructions
Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.
Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7, then take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air
Cut your potatoes (skins on) into chips
Add the chips to a baking tray (or two!) with a drizzle of vegetable oil and a pinch of salt
Give everything a good mix up and put the tray[s] in the oven for 20-25 min or until golden and crisp
While the chips are cooking, trim, then slice your spring onion[s]
Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic
Combine your gochujang paste (can't handle the heat? Go easy!), chopped garlic, tomato ketchup, honey and 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] cold water in a bowl
Give everything a good mix up – this is your Korean-style sauce
Chop your chicken breast portion[s] into large, bite-sized pieces
Add the chopped chicken to a bowl with 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] flour and your soy sauce and mix it all together
Add your cornflour and give everything a good mix up until all the chicken is coated
Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a generous drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat
Once hot, add the coated chicken and cook for 5-6 min on each side until golden and crispy and the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!) – this is your crispy chicken
While the chicken is cooking, add your carrot & cabbage slaw mix, rice vinegar and toasted sesame seeds to a large bowl with a pinch of sugar
Give everything a good mix up and set aside – this is your quick-pickled sesame slaw
Once the chicken is crispy and cooked through, add 3/4 of the Korean-style sauce (you'll use the rest later!) to the pan and cook for 1-2 min or until thickened – this is your Korean-style fried chicken
Meanwhile, add your mayo to the remaining Korean-style sauce – this is your spicy mayo
Pierce your bao bun packet[s] with a few holes and microwave for 1-2 min
To build your buns, fill each bao bun with a little spicy mayo, the Korean-style fried chicken and top with some of the quick-pickled sesame slaw and sliced spring onion – these are your Korean-style fried chicken bao buns
Serve the Korean-style fried chicken bao buns with the chips, remaining quick-pickled sesame slaw and remaining spicy mayo to the side
Enjoy!
Nutritional information
Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.
serving
The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.
Allergens
Allergens highlighted by † (gluten, soya, sesame, fish, nut, celery, mustard, egg).
In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.
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