Bang Bang Chicken Recipe

This easy Bang Bang Chicken recipe is one of those recipes that look familiar but once you take a bite you just know it’ll be different from the usual fried chicken recipes. Crispy, tender and juicy fried chicken made by marinating chicken strips with buttermilk, egg, cornstarch, all purpose flour, cayenne pepper, sriracha, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Coated in breadcrumbs then deep fried. You’re sure to enjoy these bang bang chicken bites with a savory and delicious bang bang dressing recipe!

Bang Bang Chicken Recipe :

For the Chicken

• 2 pieces boneless chicken breasts
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• ½ cup all purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Sriracha to taste
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• Pepper to taste
• Panko breadcrumbs
• Oil 

For the Sauce

• ¼ cup mayo
• 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• Sriracha to taste

Steps:

1. Prepare the chicken breasts by cutting these into strips. Mix these with buttermilk, egg, cornstarch, all purpose flour, cayenne pepper, sriracha, salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
2. Cover and set it aside for 30 minutes. After, dredge the chicken in breadcrumbs. Repeat until all the chicken strips have been covered. In a well-oiled pan, fry the chicken.
3. Do not crowd the pan. Fry until these turn golden. Flipping if needed. Remove from the pan and set aside.
4. To make the sauce; mix together mayo, sweet chili sauce, honey, and sriracha. Brush the sauce all over the chicken before serving.

What is Bang Bang Chicken ?

A dish some even call “Boom Boom chicken” or “Bam Bam Chicken” recipe; this Sichuan Chinese turned Americanized dish was westernized by frying the breaded chicken twice then drizzling a creamy mayo based sauce and parsley all over the fried chicken. There are even other versions like the “Bang Bang Shrimp” and other choices of meats. Great for parties or as a snack to pair with an ice cold beverage.

But the “real” authentic which the name was taken from the word ‘stick’ or ‘bàng’ in Chinese was given its name due to the meat being pounded with a stick to help tenderize the chicken. Though some stories say that the name came from the sound it makes when tenderizing the meat. This Sichuan street food was said to have been created during the 20th century. 

 Cooked by steaming or poaching the chicken, banging this with a stick to shred into pieces then mixed in with a bang bang chicken seasoning / sauce made of chili oil, black vinegar, sichuan peppers, sesame oil, and some choice herbs. Additional ingredients would also include soy sauce, garlic, ginger, chili peppers, and peanuts. What goes with bang bang chicken? Traditionally, this delicious snack is served with a side of julienne cucumbers for a refreshing palette cleanser.

How to make Bang Bang Chicken ?

A banging chicken recipe that can be done is just a matter of 4 steps. Marinating the chicken breasts that’s been sliced into strips with buttermilk which will help tenderize the chicken, mixing the batter with cornstarch and all purpose flour to crisp it up, seasoning the chicken with cayenne pepper, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Set it aside for a bit to let the seasonings really get soaked up by the chicken. After, toss the chicken strips in breadcrumbs, which will give you that extra crunch. Once every chicken strip has been covered, fry this in a pot with a good amount of oil that’s hot enough. To check if it is hot enough, poke the hot oil with wooden or metal chopsticks, the oil should be bubbling around it. Fry the chicken until it’s golden, flipping if it’s needed. When frying, try not to overcrowd the pan to avoid the chicken from sticking to one another. After all the sides look golden, take these out.

To complete this dish, serve it with a side of homemade sauce. A sweet and savory bang bang chicken sauce recipe made of mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce for a bit of a tang and spice, honey or sugar, with a good amount of sriracha for those who really want spicy zest to it. Serve as is or brush it all over the chicken to give you a good amount of sauce in every bite. You can also place in some sides for bang bang chicken like rice, fried garlic rice, mashed potatoes, salad, french fries and many more.

Questions

• Other ways of cooking 
  • Bang Bang Grilled Chicken – instead of coating the marinated chicken with breadcrumbs you can just skew them on sticks or place them directly on the grill. Flipping once one side has charred. You can also brush the marinade all over the pieces before flipping.
  • Instant Pot Bang Bang Chicken – A quick and easy healthy bang bang chicken recipe made by mixing the marinade without the flour or the breadcrumbs. Seal the instant pot, cooking at high or manual for 6 minutes. Carefully release the pressure for around 10 minutes before taking the cover out and flipping. 
  • Try Baked Bang Bang Chicken – bang bang chicken in the oven is another healthy way to enjoy this dish. 
  • Another way of baking this with meal prep in mind is the Bang Bang Chicken Casserole – prepare a few microwave or oven safe containers. Mix in the chopped or sliced chicken pieces with the marinade without the cornstarch and all purpose flour. Also stir in some of the sauce. If you plan to add rice simply mix in uncooked rice and the amount of broth or water needed as stated in the instructions. Bake for 30 – 45 minutes or until the rice is cooked.
  • For Slow Cooker Bang Bang Chicken or Crock Pot Bang Bang Chicken – make sure to oil the slow cooker or crock pot before playing in the chicken and all of the chicken marinade without the flour or cornstarch. To cook, cover at low heat for 3 to 4 hours or until the chicken has fully cooked. Serve with some vegetables over rice.

• Additional
  • Is Bang Bang Chicken spicy? It depends on how much sriracha you add. Depending on the bang bang seasoning recipes. You can add as much sriracha as you like in the chicken or sauce, or paprika, chili pepper powder, and more in the seasoning-batter.
  • Thai Bang Bang Chicken – with the batter-seasoning, mix in paprika, onion powder, sugar, soy sauce, pepper, fish sauce. Or simply mix in a good amount of Thai curry sauce if you really want a zesty and spicy hit.

• Different meats to use ?

Aside from the chicken breasts you can choose to use other parts like the thighs to make “Bang Bang Chicken Thighs”, use peeled shrimps, squid rings, fish fillets, or even beef for “Bang Bang Steak” ( Bang Bang Beef ). 

• Bang bang Stir Fry Sauce

To make an easy chicken bang dip; simply mix mayo with chili sauce or sriracha, you can also simply buy sweet chili sauce, ranch, or simply some kewpie mayo on the side.

• What to serve with bang bang chicken ? 
  • What to eat with bang bang chicken? There are a lot of choices from a Bang Bang Chicken and Rice ( or “Bang Bang Chicken Rice Bowl” ).
  • Bang Bang Chicken stir fry; just top off the fried chicken over a deliciously colorful noodle stir-fry packed with vegetables and flavor from the soy, lime, and garlic chili sauce for a bang bang chicken bowl.
  • You can also serve it with a side of pickled cucumber or any vegetables.

Try our other Yummy Chicken recipes : 

• Chicken with Mushrooms and Broccoli
• Soy Glazed Chicken
• Coke Chicken Recipe
• Crispy Soy Garlic Chicken Wings
• Braised Chicken Recipe 

BangBang Chicken Resipi ( Tagalog )

Mga Sankap:

Para sa Manok

• 2 piraso dibdib ng manok ( na walang buto )
• ½ tasa buttermilk
• 1 itlog
• ¼ tasa cornstarch
• ½  tasa harina
• ½ kutsaritang cayenne pepper
• Sriracha panlasa
• Asin panlasa
• 1 kutsaritang garlic powder
• Paminta panlasa
• Panko breadcrumbs
• Mantika

Para sa Sarsa

• ¼ tasa mayo
• 2 kutsarang sweet chili sauce
• 1 kutsarang honey
• Sriracha panlasa

Paano Lutuin :

1. Hiwain ang mga dibdib ng manok ng pahaba. Haluan ang mga ito ng buttermilk, itlog, cornstarch, harina, cayenne pepper, sriracha, asin, garlic powder, at paminta.
2. Takpan at itabi ng 30 minuto. Pagkatapos, takpan ang mga manok ng breadcrumbs. Ulitin hanggang matakpan ang lahat ng manok ng breadcrumbs. Sa kawali na may mainit na mantika, iprito ang mga manok.
3. Huwag siksikan ang kawali. Iprito hanggang golden. Pag baliktaran kung kinakailangan. Tanggalin sa kawali at itabi.
4. Para gawin ang sarsa; haluin ang mayo, sweet chili sauce, honey, at sriracha. Ibrush ang sarsa sa mga manok bago ihanda.