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Chicken Bao Buns

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Chicken Bao Buns

Chicken Bao Buns are a beloved Chinese dish featuring fluffy steamed buns stuffed with crispy, juicy chicken and a variety of toppings. I prepare the buns using fermented yeast dough, which creates a soft and pillowy texture. I usually season and fry the chicken to give it a crisp exterior. You can customize the filling with sauces and toppings like fresh vegetables, spicy sriracha mayo, or Asian cabbage slaw.

Chicken Bao Buns

Serves: 5 Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • All Purpose Flour - 2 cups
  • Instant Yeast - 1 tsp
  • Sugar - 1 tbsp
  • Salt - 1 tsp
  • Baking Powder - ¾ tsp
  • Milk - 2 tbsp
  • Warm Water
  • Oil - 2 tbsp

For Chicken Filling:-

  • Chicken cubes - 250g
  • Onion - 1 cup (chopped)
  • Capsicum - 1 cup (chopped)
  • Paprika powder - 1 tsp
  • Pepper powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt - ½ tsp
  • Oil - 2 tbsp

To Marinate:-

  • Turmeric Powder- ¼ tsp
  • Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
  • Cumin Powder - ½ tsp
  • Chilli Powder - 1 ½ tsp
  • Salt - ¾ tsp
  • Curd - 1 tbsp

Instructions

  1. To prepare the dough, mix all the dry ingredients, add milk and mix again.
  2. Now, add warm water gradually and knead to a soft dough. Grease the dough with oil, cover and keep aside for the dough to ferment or double in size.
  3. Marinate the chicken cubes with the ingredients mentioned under "To Marinate". Keep for 15 minutes.
  4. Heat oil and shallow fry the chicken pieces. Add onion and capsicum, mix well for 3 minutes.
  5. Add paprika powder, pepper powder, salt and mix until raw smell fades. Keep aside.
  6. Once the dough is fermented, punch it down and knead again. Divide the dough into 3 balls. Take a dough ball and roll it down with ½inch thickness and cut out mini discs from the crepe.
  7. Brush some oil over the mini discs and fold it. Gently roll again and keep aside for another 30 mins.
  8. Steam cook the buns for 10 to 12 minutes.
  9. Once its cooked, gently unfold the bao buns and spread some mayo sauce and place some chicken filling into it. The buns are ready to be served.