Description
Delight your taste buds with these Crispy Bang Bang Chicken Bites, featuring tender chicken pieces coated in a flavorful buttermilk batter, fried to crispy perfection, and tossed in a sweet and spicy Bang Bang sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Chicken Bites:
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1-inch pieces)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- Vegetable oil for frying
For the Bang Bang Sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken: Place chicken in buttermilk, refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Prepare the Coating: Mix flour, cornstarch, salt, pepper, and paprika in a dish.
- Fry the Chicken: Heat oil, dredge chicken in flour mixture, fry until golden brown.
- Make Bang Bang Sauce: Whisk together mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, sriracha, and honey.
- Coat and Serve: Toss fried chicken in sauce or serve on the side for dipping.
Notes
- For a lighter version, air fry the coated chicken at 400°F (200°C) for 10–12 minutes, flipping halfway.
- Adjust the sriracha to control spice level.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus marinating time)
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 recipe
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 640mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
