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Taiwanese Inspired Fried Chicken Bao

Mai
Servings 8 baos

Ingredients
  

  • Fried Chicken
  • 500 g Chicken breast or thigh
  • 10 g Grated ginger
  • 1 tsp Chinese Five Spice
  • 1 tsp paprika powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine
  • 200 g tapioca flour approx
  • Cooking oil for deep frying
  • Baos
  • 250 g plain flour
  • 125 ml milk
  • 7 g yeast
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Garnishes
  • Sriracha Mayo Mix mayo with Sriracha chilli sauce
  • Coriander
  • Chilli powder
  • Chilli flakes
  • Pepper

Instructions
 

Fried Chicken:

  • Slice the chicken in to chunks
  • In a large bowl, add all the ingredients except the tapioca flour and mix well
  • Leave the chicken to marinade for 15 minutes
  • Add the tapioca flour into a bowl and dip the chicken pieces one by one until they are well covered
  • Preheat the pan and add enough oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot start deep frying the chicken
  • If you want it to be extra crunchy, remove the chicken halfway (when light brown) and fry it again until golden.
  • Right after you remove the chicken from the oil, add any additional condiments that you like (e.g. pepper, chilli powder, plum powder, seaweed, etc.) and mix it
  • Bao
  • Mix all the ingredients together until it's well combined and you get a smooth elastic soft dough. I used my KitchenAid stand mixer with a dough hook and mix it for about 15 minutes on low speed until it forms a smooth consistent dough ball. You can do this by hand but it may take a bit longer. 
  • Form a dough ball and leave it to rest in a large bowl covered by a damp cloth in a warm environment to rise for 1 hour (I like to leave it in the unheated oven)
  • Once the dough has risen to about 1.5-2 times it's original size, kneed the dough until returns to the original size and is smooth again
  • Divide the dough into portions (approx 8 pieces)
  • Roll the portions into small dough balls and using a rolling pin, kneed the dough into small oval shapes
  • Using a tiny bit of oil, brush the middle of the oval and fold it in the middle
  • Preheat the steamer and place the baos in the steamer to cook for 15 mins
  • Once done, assemble the baos and garnish with your choice of toppings - Enjoy!

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