Bang Bang Chicken
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Amazingly crisp chicken bites drizzled with sweet chili mayo – so good, you’ll want to double or triple the recipe!
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So our move back to Los Angeles has officially begun. The movers came yesterday and after 8 very long hours, they packed everything into a truck and started making their way down south. We will be meeting them at our new place on Monday but until then, we will be cruising along the California coast with our puppy. We’re both so excited since this is our first family trip with Butters!
But before we leave San Francisco, I just had to share this bang bang chicken recipe because it is really the best chicken recipe ever. No joke.
Now it’s a super simple recipe that comes together in less than 30 min. Easy peasy. All that takes time is coating the chicken in Panko and throwing it in the skillet until it gets that wonderfully golden brown crispness. From there, all you have to do is drizzle on that epic sweet chili mayo and you’re set!
The sauce is so good, you’ll want to eat it with a spoon!
Bang Bang Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 cup Panko*
- 3 cups vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
for the sweet chili sauce
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons Frank’s Hot Sauce
Instructions
- BUTTERMILK MIXTURE: In a large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, flour, cornstarch, egg, hot sauce, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Working one at a time, dip chicken into BUTTERMILK MIXTURE, then dredge in Panko, pressing to coat.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat until it registers 360 degrees F on a deep-fry thermometer.
- Working in batches, add chicken to the Dutch oven and cook until evenly golden and crispy, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Serve immediately, drizzled with sweet chili sauce, garnished with parsley, if desired.
for the sweet chili sauce
- Whisk together mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, honey and Frank’s Hot Sauce in a small bowl.
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Made this several times for my family! So delicious! The sauce is amazing! My family would dip anything that didn’t move in the sauce!!
So so good. This is a go to recipe in our house and the sauce is always in a container in the fridge. My son puts it on everything.
Can you bake the chicken in the oven?
Sounds really good but can it be cooked in an air fryer instead?
Thanks for a great recipe! Made this the other night with my 20 year old son..both he & my husband loved it! My son put the sauce on his rice the next day and has asked for the recipe to take back to school with him.
Do you think I can substitute cauliflower florets for the chicken? Thanks!
Absolutely!
Seriously SO good! We usually double the sauce recipe and dunk the nuggets in the sauce. We also use some regular bread crumbs with the panko because we like it a little less crunchy.
For those of you wondering, it works great in an air fryer, too!
Do you mind sharing how long to cook in the air fryer?
Amazing and easy dinner. Unbelievably crisp. I served with rice and edemame. I haven’t tried the leftovers yet, I’m crossing my fingers the chicken is still a little crispy.
Great flavor, especially the dipping sauce! However, next time I’ll double or triple the ingredients for the sauce and cut in half the ingredients for the coating. Also, I needed more than 1 c of panko crumbs.
I’d like to try this in my air fryer next time…
Excellent!! I’m wondering if I could make it with ground chicken?
This is one of my husbands favorite things! It has now become our annual Superbowl dinner and has been for the last three years. I serve it on a bed of lettuce and it goes really well with the crunchy chicken bits. Very delicious! Thank You.
Delicious! I will be using these nuggets with all kinds of sauces! Next time will be honey key lime! Thank you for sharing!
This was so good! It was quick and easy, spicy enough for my husband to enjoy, but not too spicy for the kiddo. I will definitely make this again!
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YUM! I made the recipe as is and it was fantastic! I could bathe in that sauce <3
Right?! So glad you liked it.
What temp to cook chicken plz.
The oil should be heated to 350-375 degrees F. When you add the chicken, the temperature will drop. I recommend keeping it at 300-325 degrees F while the chicken cooks through.
These looks amazing. Can hardly wait to try making some.
I Haven’t Tried It Yet. Going To try It Soon hopefully. God Bless, Pam Roberts
Made this for dinner tonight and the response from the family was terrific! In fact they asked if I could make this for the next 3 nights and they would be fine with it…haha. I did half the chicken exactly as the recipe and the other half in the air fryer, Both turned out delicious. I’ll probably use the air fryer only next time (to try and save on a few calories).
Thank you for sharing yet another good recipe.
I’ll let you know, doing it tonight.
I have done this with chicken about 10 years ago, I just made it up one day as I had no shrimp in the house.
Then I tried it with pork. The pork was so good. I had center cut porkchops and decided to cut them up and do it like bangbang shrimp.
Give it a try, I think you will like it.
Love all your recipes but just had to tell you about this.
Can I cook that in an air fryer?
I have not personally used an air fryer before so I cannot answer with certainty.