Chicken Bao

Name: Chicken Bao
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 6 bao buns; 4 spring onions shredded; 4 chicken thighs; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp chinese 5 spice; 1 tbsp cornflour; 1 carrot; 1 tsp rice vinegar; Pinch salt; 2 tbsp mayo; 2 tsp siracha

Hayley Bradley @Hayley_eats

Bristol, UK

I found some bao buns in M&S so I cooked up this tasty chicken filling and pickled carrots.

Hayley Bradley @Hayley_eats

Bristol, UK

I found some bao buns in M&S so I cooked up this tasty chicken filling and pickled carrots.

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Ingredients

2 people

6bao buns
4spring onions shredded
Chicken
4chicken thighs
1 tbspsoy sauce
1 tspchilli powder
1 tspchinese 5 spice
1 tbspcornflour
Pickled carrot
1carrot
1 tsprice vinegar
Pinchsalt
Siracha mayo
2 tbspmayo
2 tspsiracha

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Steps

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Chop the chicken thighs into chunks. Mix together the soy, chilli powder, cornflour and 5 spice and marinade the chicken. Leave in the fridge, covered, for an hour
3

Meanwhile prepare the pickled carrots. Chop the carrots into small batons and add salt. Massage the salt into the carrot for a few minutes. Add the vinegar, mix well and set aside. Shred the spring onions.
4

Mix the siracha and mayo and set aside.
5

Heat a table spoon of oil in a wok. Once hot gently add the chicken. Stir fry until brown and crispy.
6

Heat the bao buns following pack instructions. Serve!