Asian Bang Korean Fried Chicken Bao Bun Tacos

INGREDIENTS 

BAO BUN TACOS

• 3 cups of all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup of warm water
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening

INSTRUCTIONS

• Add 3 cups of  All purpose flour to a large bowl
• Add 3 tablespoons sugar
• Add 2 1/4 teaspoon instant yeast
• Add 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Mix all dry ingredients together
• Add 1 cup of warm water to dry mix
• mix everything together by hand or with a dough mixer
• Once everything is incorporated add 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• Kneed the dough for 5 minutes on a floured counter top and form into a ball
• Put dough ball back into bowl and apply olive oil or avocado oil on the surface of the dough ball
• Cover and allow to rise for one hour
• Remove dough from bowl and  roll dough out to about 1/4 inch thickness
• Use a ring cutter or a glass that is around 3 inch diameter to cut out circles for the bao buns
• apply olive oil or avocado oil to top surface of each cut out
• fold in half and roll over bun gently to flatten
• For steaming you can use a bamboo steamer, electric steamer or even a rice cooker that has steamer option
• Steam buns for 15 minutes making sure to space them out in the steamer

INGREDIENTS

ASIAN BANG KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN

• 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 cup corn starch
• Blazing Star Beef Rub
• Blazing Star Asian Bang Sauce
• cucumbers

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Slice up chicken thighs into small strips
2. Season chicken strips thoroughly with Blazing Star Beef Rub
3. Add 1 cup corn starch to a bowl
4. Put chicken strips in bowl of corn starch and coat on all sides
5. Heat up cooking oil to 350-375 degrees
6. Deep fry chicken strips for 3-5 minutes until golden brown
7. Add chicken strips to a bowl and add Asian Bang Sauce to coat the outside

ASSEMBLY

1. Open up Bao Buns being careful not to separate them
2. Add Asian Bangs sauce to bottom side of bao bun
3. Add 3 thin slices of cucumber
4. Add 1-2 Sauced chicken strips to bao bun
5. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top