Korean Fried Chicken Gua Bao
Spicy Korean Fried Chicken Gua Bao is a dish that everyone raves about. Soft and fluffy steamed bao buns filled with crispy Korean chicken, they are so tender, juicy and busting with flavour!
2 hours 25 minutesPreparation time:15 mins Resting and fermentation time: 80 mins Cooking time: 50 minutesDifficulty:MediumIngredients
Mantou
- 250 g pau flour
- 25 g sugar
- 135 ml water
- 1 tsp instant dry yeast
Korean Fried Chicken
- 5 pcs chicken fillets
- 1 tsp McCormick Sea Salt
- 1 tsp McCormick White Pepper Ground
- 1 tsp McCormick Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp McCormick Onion Powder
- 15 g cornflour
- 15 g rice flour
Sauce
- 20 g Anchor Salted Butter
- 20 g garlic, chopped
- 3 tbsp Gochujang, Korean chili paste
- 1 tsp Gochugaru, Korean chilli powder
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Garnish
- ½ cup lettuce
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- Spring onion, sliced
- 1 tbsp white sesame seeds, roasted
Method
STEP 1
Place all the ingredients for the mantou in the Panasonic bread maker, except for yeast which goes into the yeast dispenser. Select Menu 9. Alternatively, knead by hand until smooth and ferment in Cubie oven for 30 minutes.
STEP 2
Divide the dough into 8 pieces and round into balls.
STEP 3
Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough into oblong shapes and fold each piece into half, placing a piece of parchment paper in between each fold.
STEP 4
Place the mantou onto the 2 lined oven trays and ferment for 30 minutes in the Cubie oven.
STEP 5
When the Ferment cycle has completed, cook the mantou on Steam-Med for 20 minutes.
STEP 6
To prepare the chicken, marinate the fillets with salt, white pepper, garlic powder and onion powder, then coat with cornflour and rice flour.
STEP 7
For the sauce, mix together all the ingredients and set aside.
STEP 8
Cook the chicken on Healthy Fry for 30 mins.
STEP 9
After 20 minutes, remove from oven and brush sauce onto chicken.
STEP 10
Return chicken into oven and continue to cook for another 10 minutes. Once done, cut them into small pieces.
STEP 11
To assemble, arrange chicken, lettuce, cucumber and spring onions in the fold of each mantou. Serve immediately.
