11/04/2020
Bao Buns with Crispy Cheat Chicken
My Crispy Cheat Chicken Bao Buns are great fun to make and uses chicken nuggets from the freezer when getting to the supermarkets is tough, kids love making these and even more fun eating them at home
Bao Buns Ingredients
410g Plain Flour
7g Dry Yeast
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Salt
2 tbsp Oil (more for coating)
230g Water Water
1 1/2 tbsp Baking Powder (to be added after 1st prove)
20 x 10cm baking sheet pieces
Bao Buns Method
Mix Flour, Sugar, Salt together with water, oil and yeast and bring together until a rough dough and then knead for 10 minutes until the dough is soft and elasticated and leave to rest covered in a damp cloth in a warm place for 1 hour
Once the dough has doubled in size flatten down and sprinkle over baking powder and knead for a further 5 mins until baking powder is mixed in well
Divide the dough into 18-20 equal balls and roll lightly into small ovals approx 1cm thick, lightly rub oil over the dough and fold in half on the pre cut baking sheets and leave for a further 20 mins until buns become puffy
Steam the buns for 6 mins making sure they do not touch one another as they are put in the steamer so they do not stick together
Remove and eat immediately, unused buns can be frozen, separate with the baking sheets and reheated in a steamer for 5 mins when needed
Crispy Cheat Chicken Ingredients
12 Frozen Chicken Nuggets
7 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tbsp Chilli flakes or powder
1 tbsp Chinese 5 spice
1/2 tbsp Cornflour
Crispy Cheat Chicken Method
Cook the chicken nuggets from frozen a few minutes longer than you usually would to ensure a really crispy coating and cut into thin strips
In a pan warm all other ingredients and whisk in cornflour and heat through until slightly sticky
Toss in chicken nugget strips and serve with juliennes of any vegetables you enjoy
We made a quick sauce from 5 tbsps of spicy bbq sauce and 1 tbsp of soy sauce which finishes the buns really well but any sauces you enjoy go well with this dish
@ London, United Kingdom