Bang Bang Chicken 2
Ingredients
Sauce:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
1 tablespoon hot sauce
2 tablespoons honey
salt and pepper, to taste
Chicken:
4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless, cut into strips
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
1 large egg
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
oil for frying
Directions
Combine all of the sauce ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. To the same bowl, add hot sauce, egg, and buttermilk. Whisk until a smooth batter forms. Toss the chicken strips in the batter and set them aside.
In a separate mixing bowl, add the Panko.
Heat about 1/2 inch of oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat, monitoring the oil temperature carefully to ensure it stays around 350 degrees F.
Place the battered chicken strips in the Panko one at a time until well-coated. Place in the oil and fry on both sides until crispy and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Place fried chicken on a paper towel to absorb the excess moisture. Repeat until you have fried all of the chicken pieces.
Drizzle the sauce over the fried chicken and serve with extra sauce for dipping.
