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    Home > Appetizers, Starters & Party Food

    Bang Bang Chicken

    Published: Jul 7, 2021 · Modified: Aug 9, 2021 by Nicky Corbishley

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    Crispy baked chicken pieces smothered in a spicy, creamy bang bang sauce. A delicious lunch or appetizer!
    I'll show you how to make this crispy chicken in the oven, but I've also included instructions on how to fry it if you prefer.

    Crispy chicken pieces smothered in bang bang sauce, topped with spring onions and chillies

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    • 🔪 How to make Baked Bang Bang Chicken
    • 🍽️ What to serve it with
    • 📺 Watch how to make it
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    I've been going through a bit of a Bang Bang sauce obsession lately. First it was the Bang Bang Shrimp, now it's the chicken, and I've got a cauliflower version coming out soon too!

    I love those crispy chicken bites, drizzled in plenty of sauce on top of a simple green salad for a sumptuous lunch or dinner.

    🔪 How to make Baked Bang Bang Chicken

    ***Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.***

    First the chicken is coated - by dredging in cornflour, then a seasoned buttermilk mixture and finally in a seasoned panko mixture. Then it's baked in the oven until crisp.
    Because the chicken is being baked in the oven, I also like to add a couple of tablespoons of oil to the panko mixture, This means you don't have to drizzle, brush or spray on oil before it goes in the oven.

    Once the chicken is cooked, it comes out of the oven and is drizzled with a really simple Bang Bang sauce - made of a mixture of mayonnaise, sweet chilli sauce, Sriracha and honey.

    I love to sprinkle on some spring onions and freshly sliced chillies before serving.

    Piece of bang bang chicken with a bite out being held with a pair of chopsticks. Bowl of bang bang chicken in the background.

    👩‍🍳PRO TIP If you prefer to fry the chicken, simply leave the olive oil out of the panko coating. Coat the chicken as per the rest of the recipe, and shallow fry in about 1cm of oil in a large frying pan, until the chicken is golden and no longer pink in the middle.

    🍽️ What to serve it with

    • A simple Green Salad
    • With some homemade Crispy Chips
    • On toasted Brioche Buns with piles of crispy lettuce
    • Wrapped in some lovely flatbreads or tortillas to make Bang Bang Chicken Tacos.

    What's your preference - baked or fried?

    White bowl filled with bang bang chicken on a white surface.

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    Bang Bang Chicken in a white bowl topped with chillies and spring onions

    Bang Bang Chicken

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    Crispy baked panko-coated chicken pieces smothered in a spicy, creamy bang bang sauce. A delicious lunch or appetizer!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 35 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Lunch
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4
    Calories 608 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    Crispy Chicken

    • 3 chicken breasts - - approx. 525g/1.1lbs, chopped into bite-size chunks
    • 3 tbsp cornflour - cornstarch in USA
    • 120 ml (½ cup) buttermilk
    • 1 egg
    • ¾ tsp garlic salt
    • ¼ tsp white pepper
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 150 g (3 cups) panko breadcrumbs
    • 1 tsp paprika
    • ½ tsp black pepper
    • ½ tsp celery salt
    • ¼ tsp white pepper
    • 2 tbsp olive oil

    Bang Bang Sauce:

    • 120 ml (½ cup) mayonnaise
    • 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
    • 1 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce
    • 1 tsp honey

    To Serve

    • 4 spring onions - scallions, sliced
    • 1 red chilli - thinly slices

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F.
    • Start by making the bang bang sauce. Place the 120ml (½ cups) mayonnaise, 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce, 1 tbsp sriracha and 1 tsp honey in a small bowl and mix together, then put to one side while you make the crispy chicken.
    • Place the cornflour in one bowl.
    • Place the 120ml (½ cup) buttermilk, 1 egg, ¼ tsp garlic salt, ¼ tsp white pepper and ½ tsp salt in a second bowl and lightly whisk to combine.
    • Place the 150g (3 cups) panko, 1 tsp paprika, remaining ½ tsp of salt, ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp garlic salt, ½ tsp celery salt, ¼ tsp white pepper and 2 tbsp of olive oil in a third bowl and mix together until the olive oil is combined with the breadcrumbs evenly.
    • Dredge the chicken pieces in the cornflour, then dip in the buttermilk mixture to coat and finally coat the chicken in the panko mixture.
    • Place the coated chicken on a baking tray.
    • Place the baking tray in the oven and cook for 20 minutes, until no longer pink in the middle.
    • Transfer the cooked crispy chicken to a serving bowl and drizzle over half the sauce.
    • Sprinkle over the spring onions and sliced chilli, then serve with the remaining bang bang sauce for dipping.

    ✎ Notes

    Can I make it ahead?
    The bang bang sauce can be made ahead, covered and refrigerated for up to a week.
    The crispy chicken tastes best when cooked and eaten right away. However you can make and cook the chicken ahead and reheat later if you prefer.
    Cook the chicken as per the recipe, then quickly cool, cover and refrigerate for up to a day.
    Reheat in the oven at 200c/400f on a baking tray, uncovered for 10-12 minutes, until piping hot throughout.
    Want to fry the chicken instead of baking?
    Coat the chicken in the same way EXCEPT you can leave the olive oil out of the panko coating.
    Then shallow fry the chicken pieces (you'll probably need to do this in two or three batches) in a large frying pan in about 1cm of hot oil, over a medium-to-high heat.
    Turn a couple of times during cooking, and cook until golden and no longer pink in the middle. This should take about 5-7 minutes.
    An even quicker shortcut:
    Use ready coated/breaded chicken pieces (nuggets, tenders, strips, mini fillets all work). Cook them as per the packet instructions and serve drizzled with the bang bang sauce and topped with the spring onions (scallions) and sliced chillies.
    Nutritional information is approximate, per serving (serves 4). This includes using all of the sauce.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 608kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 34gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 15gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 120mgSodium: 2066mgPotassium: 684mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 618IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 111mgIron: 3mg
    Keywords crispy chicken, Game Day, Party Food
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    1. Jennifer Fowler says

      June 26, 2022 at 5:15 pm

      5 stars
      Was a little bit fiddle with all the dishes, but worth the end result.

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    2. Christine says

      July 20, 2021 at 9:05 am

      5 stars
      Thank you for introducing us to bang bang sauce, it is absolutely delicious.
      We enjoyed it with this gorgeous crispy chicken and can't wait to make it again😋

      Reply

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