Karaage chicken bao buns
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Soft, fluffy bao buns filled with cool cucumber and tasty karaage chicken, all topped with lovely Japanese mayo. They're incredibly easy to make and are sure to be a hit with everyone!
Ingredients
- 1 box Waitoa karaage chicken
- 1 packet United Food Co. steamed bao buns
- 1 telegraph cucumber sliced in ribbons
- coriander
- Kewpie mayonnaise
- Black sesame seeds lightly toasted (optional)
- Red chilli sliced (optional)
Instructions
- Cook karaage chicken in the oven per packet instructions.
- Slice the cucumber in long ribbons using a vegetable peeler.
- When the chicken is nearly ready, steam bao buns following the packet instructions. Alternatively, cook in the microwave.
- Assembly: Open a bao bun. Fill with cucumber ribbons, then chicken karaage.
- Squirt with mayonnaise. Garnish with sesame seeds, chilli and coriander. Serve straight away!
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