Korean Gochujang Chicken Bao

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Description

Looking for a really impressive party snack? 

These soft and fluffy steamed bao buns filled with crispy chicken and doused in Korean Gochujang Sauce are everything!

Its sweet, spicy umami flavour is so delicious that you’ll want to drizzle it over everything. 

Ingredients

For the Chicken and marinade:
  • 4 chicken breasts sliced into bite-size chunks
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp garlic salt
For the Crispy Coating:
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic salt
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • Soy Gold for deep frying 
Korean Gochujang Sauce:
  • 2 tbsp gochujang sauce
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 4 tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • 2 tsp minced ginger
  • 1 tbsp Soya Gold oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
To Serve:
  • 1 small red onion – thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cucumber – chopped into small pieces
  • Small bunch of fresh coriander – cilantro, roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp black and white sesame seeds

Directions

Place the chicken in a bowl. Add the buttermilk, salt, pepper and garlic salt. Mix together, cover and place in the fridge to marinade for at least 1 hour.
Heat a wok of vegetable oil, until hot Mix together the crispy coating ingredients in a small bowl. Remove the chickem. Lift a piece from the buttermilk and allow the excess to drip off. Dredge the chicken in the crispy coating mixture – ensuring it’s fully covered.
Once the oil is hot enough , add in the chicken pieces. Cook for 3 – 5 minutes until golden brown and cooked in the middle. Place on a tray in the oven to keep warm whilst you cook the rest of the chicken.
Place the gochujang, honey, sugar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, Soya Gold oil an d sesame seeds in a saucepan and bring to boil, then simmer for 5 minutes until thickened.
Toss chicken and sauce together to coat. Carefully open the steamed bao buns and stuff with the chicken. Top with slices of red onion, cucumber, fresh coriander (ci lantro) and sesame seeds before serving

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