FRIED CHICKEN BAO

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The ideal snack, appetizer or entree — this fried chicken bao recipe by Cheska Mae Perez (@nomswithmae) featuring Zhong Sauce will enliven all of your tastebuds. Soft, sweet, spicy, and crunchy. Yum.

Cook time: 35 min Prep time: 1 hour 15 min Serving size: 4 servings

Ingredients

4 pieces of chicken thighs
1 cup buttermilk
1 tbsp garlic salt
1 cup flour
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp black pepper
6 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 volume of saucepan vegetable oil
1 tbsp honey
3 tsp honey
3 tsp Zhong Sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin
1/4 cup brown sugar
4 lotus leaf bao buns
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1/2 medium red onion, sliced

Instructions

In a bowl, place buttermilk, garlic salt, and chicken thighs together. Marinade for at least one hour in the refrigerator.

In another bowl, mix together flour, chili, salt, black pepper, and ½ of the minced garlic.

Once chicken is done marinating, coat the chicken in the flour mixture. Remove excess flour.

Fill a saucepan a ⅓ full with vegetable oil and heat over high heat.

Once the oil is hot, add the chicken pieces and cook for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.

Drain chicken on a paper towel.

Make sauce coating by heating a saucepan on medium heat with honey, remaining half of garlic, Zhong Sauce, soy sauce, and mirin for 5-6 minutes. When combined well, turn off heat.