In each issue of Raleigh Fire News, we’ll disclose our firefighters’ favorite dishes and let you know what you need to do to eat like a firefighter! This recipe comes from Fire Station 25, B Platoon.
“From the super crispy chicken coated in buttermilk and Panko breadcrumbs to the delicious, sweet chili mayo, this recipe is perfection! You won't be able to keep your hands off it,” station 25 cooks promise.
Bang Bang Chicken Recipe
Total Time Prep and Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients
For sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce, for instance Frank's
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce, for instance Sriracha *
- 2 tablespoon honey
- salt and pepper to taste
For chicken:
- 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless, cut into smaller pieces
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper or to taste
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (for example, Sriracha)
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs **
- Oil for frying
Instructions
To prepare the sauce, mix all the ingredients for the sauce together in a bowl and refrigerate until ready for serving.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. To the bowl add the hot sauce, egg, buttermilk and whisk until you have a smooth batter. Add the chicken pieces to the bowl, toss to make sure each piece is coated in the batter and set aside.
In another bowl add about a cup of Panko breadcrumbs.
Add about 1/2 inch of oil in a large skillet and heat the oil over medium-high heat.
Coat each piece of chicken with breadcrumbs, add more breadcrumbs as needed, and fry on both sides for about 3 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Place on paper napkins to soak up some of the oil. Repeat with all chicken pieces. Do not overcrowd the chicken, only add a few pieces of chicken to the skillet at a time, so the chicken turns out crispy.
Drizzle chicken with sauce and serve over jasmine rice.
Notes
* Sriracha sauce is a hot sauce made from red chili peppers, garlic, vinegar, salt and sugar. The sauce is hot and tangy with a hint of sweetness.
** Panko is a Japanese-style breadcrumb traditionally used as a coating for deep-fried foods.
You can use whichever hot sauce you like the best if you don't want to use sweet chili sauce.