Get ready to bao down to flavour town with our chicken bao buns, where crispy, golden nuggets of joy meet fluffy clouds of steamed goodness. If you thought it couldn’t get any better, you’d be wrong - add a dollop of chilli bacon jam and some sesame wedges, and this dish will have your taste buds doing a happy bao dance!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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1
Lime
1 packet
Mixed Salad Leaves
1
Red Onion
6
bao buns
(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; )
1 sachet
Coriander
1 packet
Sweet Chilli Sauce
320 g
Chicken Breast
1 packet
Mayonnaise
(May be present: Soy, Sesame, Fish, Eggs. )
100 g
Diced Bacon
1
Cucumber
2 packet
Potato
1 sachet
Sesame Seeds
(Contains: Sesame; )
1 packet
Sweet Soy Seasoning
(Contains: Gluten, Wheat, Soy; )
1
Radish
sesame oil
(Contains: Sesame; )
1 drizzle
olive oil
• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced.
• Cut potato into wedges.
• Place on a lined oven tray. Sprinkle over sesame
seeds, drizzle with olive oil and season with
salt. Toss to coat.
• Spread out evenly, then bake until tender,
20-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, slice cucumber into sticks. Thinly
slice radish and onion (see ingredients). Slice
lime into wedges.
• Cut chicken breast into 2cm chunks.
• In a medium bowl, combine sweet soy
seasoning and a drizzle of olive oil. Add
chicken, toss to combine.
• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil
over medium-high heat.
• Cook onion and diced bacon, breaking up with a
spoon, until starting to brown, 4-6 minutes.
• Add sweet chilli sauce, the vinegar and a
splash of water, stirring to combine. Cook until
reduced, 3-5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and
set aside.
• Wipe out the frying pan and return to high heat
with a drizzle of olive oil.
• When oil is hot, cook chicken, turning
occasionally, until browned and cooked through,
5-6 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it’s no longer
pink inside.
• Meanwhile, combine mixed salad leaves,
radish, cucumber, the sesame oil and a
generous squeeze of lime juice in a large bowl.
Season to taste.
• Place bao buns on a microwave-safe plate and
cover with a damp paper towel.
• Microwave on high for 1 minute. Set aside to rest
for 1 minute.
• Gently halve bao buns and evenly spread with
some chilli bacon jam.
• Fill bao buns with sweet soy chicken and some
cucumber salad. Tear over coriander.
• Serve with sesame wedges, mayonnaise and
any remaining cucumber salad. Enjoy!