This bang bang chicken is a simple pan fried crispy panko breaded chicken pieces tossed in homemade bang bang sauce. it packed full of flavour, easy and quick to make and seriously delicious. Serve it as an appetizer or part of a main meal.
1cupbuttermilkthis can be store-bought or homemade
1 ½tablespoonsriracha
1Egg
¾cupall purpose flour
½cupcornflour
½tablespoonsmoked paprika
1teaspoononion granules
1cuppanko breadcrumbssubstitute with regular breadcrumbs
Salt and white pepper to tastesubstitute with black pepper
¾cupvegetable oil for frying
Instructions
To a mixing bowl, combine the bang bang sauce ingredients together until well combined, cover with a plastic wrap (cling film) and store in the fridge until needed
To a large mixing bowl combine, buttermilk, egg, AP flour, cornflour, sriracha, salt, and white pepper and whisk to combine until lump-free.
Add the chicken pieces to the buttermilk marinade and mix to combine, set it aside and make the breading mixture.
In another shallow bowl, combine, panko breadcrumbs, smoked paprika, onion granules, pinch of salt and white pepper to season and mix to combine.
Heat up about ¾ cup of vegetable oil on medium high heat
Working on one chicken piece at a time, dredge the chicken into the seasoned panko breadcrumbs (you can coat a few at a time and place on plate so that you can fry in batches)
Fry the breaded chicken for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side (depending on the size) or until golden brown and crispy. Repeat the process until you have exhausted the chicken pieces. Transfer the pan fried chicken to a kitchen towel to drain excess oil. Place the chicken into a bowl and toss with some bang bang sauce as desired or drizzle over the chicken. Serve and enjoy!PS: the internal temperature of cooked chicken should read 165F/73C on an instant meat thermometer
Notes
Instructions on how to make it in the oven Line a baking tray with parchment paper and preheat the oven at 200C/400FPlace the coated chicken pieces on the tray in a single layer, spray with cooking oil and bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until crispy, golden brown and the inside is no longer pinkToss with the sauce as desired, serve and enjoy!Air fryer instructions Preheat the air fryer at 180C/365F for 4 minutes then spray the air fryer basket with cooking oilArrange the pieces in the air fryer basket in a single layer and bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and no longer pink.Toss or drizzle the bang bang sauce on the chicken as desired. Serve and enjoy!The nutritional value does not account for vegetable oil and panko bread since you would not be using it all for this recipe.
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