- 6
- 15 mins
- 45 mins
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- Panko breadcrumbs
- oil for frying
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce (I used Frank's)
- 1 tbsp Frank's hot sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
Preparation
Step 1
In a medium bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. To the bowl add the hot sauce, egg, and buttermilk and whisk until you have a smooth batter. Add the chicken pieces to the bowl, toss to make sure each piece is coated in the batter and set aside.
In another bowl add about a cup of Panko breadcrumbs.
Mix all ingredients for the sauce together and refrigerate until ready for serving.
Heat the oil in a large skillet.
Coat each piece of chicken with breadcrumbs, add more breadcrumbs as needed, and fry on both sides for 3 to 5 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Place on paper napkins to soak up some of the oil. Repeat with all chicken pieces. Only add a few pieces of chicken to the skillet at a time, so the chicken turns out crispy.
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Oh dear. It’s me again. Hot sauce isn’t very forthcoming here. Can I use hot Chili sauce? Can it be baked and if so will it still be crispy and at what heat and time. What do you do with the sauce? Over the chicken? Won’t that make it soggy.
No problem Judy! You could bake this at about 400 F degrees for about 30 minutes or so, check to make sure the chicken is cooked through though. I think hot chili sauce would be great, and my dear the chicken won’t last long enough for it to get soggy, but you could either dip the chicken pieces in the sauce as you eat it, or drizzle some over the chicken.
I had sushi yesterdayand can no longer use chopsticks as my hands have started to shake a bit. The problemsof being 70. Hay hum.
I made this recipe tonight & it was a hit – my husband loved it. He said that I should make it for the grandkids. I used Trader Joe’s sweet chili sauce & sriracha hot sauce – nummy!
Could you bake the Bang Bang Chicken like the Baked Bang Bang Shrimp recipe @ a preheat oven to 400 F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and for how long?
Yes you can, though I haven’t done it myself before but I would bake it for about 30 minutes, just make sure the chicken is cooked through.
Definitely saving this and will make again. It was really delicious and the sauce was amazing!
I have been a huge fan of panko for the longest time. I prefer to to any kind of breading. I like it instead of beer batter on my fish. I prefer it on my chicken for fried chicken. And I think it makes an excellent topping for oven baked mac n’ cheese.
It’s so insanely delicious. I’ve made it 3 times the last couple of weeks because i literally fell in love with the crispy chicken. I set a salade on the side to make sure i also get my veggies, but i mainly focus on the chicken haha. Gotta love this, thank you so much for this dish!
Yeah supposedly that’s the way to make buttermilk if you don’t have any, I have done that before but for baking recipes not for this bang bang chicken. But it could work, give it a try.
I’ve been addicted to Panko for years. Best invention since…well…bread.
I’m going to make this this week. Though in place of buttermilk I will use ranch dressing. It is buttermilk based and will add a broader flavor profile. Chicken coated in Panko and fried? How could you go wrong?
I baked these tonight and they were a big hit! 20 minutes at 400 degrees will do it, for those who are wondering. I feel like the fried version would taste better, but the baked one is still nice and crispy. The mayo in the sauce adds the most calories, though. But the sauce is so good! Didn’t have any Frank’s, so I used sriracha — go heavy on it. So glad I discovered your blog.
Amazing recipe!! My husband fell in loveeee with the sauce! I used a bbq sauce for dipping and that was fantastic too! I baked mine in the oven. I lined a baking sheet with foil, and cooked them on the Convection Setting for 30 mins at 400 degrees. Using the convection setting makes it more crispy!
What if I don’t have sweet chili mix. Is there anything else I could use
If you don’t have buttermilk at home it’s ok. To make your own buttermilk all you need is a cup of milk and a tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar which you add to the milk and after 5 minutes mix it well and use that instead of buttermilk.
Bang Bang chicken rocks! One of the best things to make on a cold Vermont ngiht!
Is there a way to make this with shrimp?
I wouldn’t tweak it all, just make sure there’s plenty of breadcrumbs on the chicken pieces and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Let me know how they turn out baked.
I would try a good salad with it because the chicken is fried so if you want to make it a bit healthier a salad would go nicely. But really anything would go, french fries, baked potato, whatever you wish.
I made this tonight and it was a smashing hit! I did cut the mayo in half and used Ranch in it’s place and I used Sriracha sauce for the hot sauce. My kids and husband devoured it. It has become a new fave! Thank you so much for posting it!
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