Recipe for Bang Bang Chicken

5 from 1 vote

Deliciously spicy and flavorful, this bang bang chicken recipe consists of fried chicken bites smothered in the popular bang bang sauce.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Bang Bang Chicken Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 407kcal

Using a small mixing bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, hot sauce, honey and rice wine vinegar, until completely smooth. Set it aside.

Using a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, onion powder, kosher salt, black pepper and chili powder.
Whisk in the buttermilk, beaten egg and hot sauce. Whisk until smooth.
Submerge the cut chicken chunks in the batter.
Using either a 2 to 3 quart heavy-bottomed saucepan or a 10-inch skillet over medium high heat, add the vegetable oil. We found that around 325°F is a good fry temp.
Using either a medium-sized shallow bowl, or a pie plate for the panko bread crumbs for dredging.
Line a plate or pan with paper towels for draining the cooked chicken bites.
Once the oil is heated, dredge a portion of the battered chicken in the crumbs
Add the dredged chicken to the heated oil and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until it becomes a deep brown.
Remove from the oil and drain on the paper towels. Repeat the steps until all the chicken is cooked.
Drizzle with the sauce, and/or dip in the sauce.

Using a new jar of room temperature, unopened mayonnaise may make a noticeable positive difference in the flavor.
You can increase the chili powder for the batter if you desire more spice.
You can make your own buttermilk using whole or 2% milk and lemon juice or distilled vinegar. For every 1 cup of milk, stir in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar.