Korean Chicken Bao 🥢🥬🍗 — Soft Steamed Buns with Bold Sweet-Spicy Chicken
Looking for really impressive and grown-up party food? Soft and fluffy steamed mini bao buns filled with crispy Korean chicken are the answer! Everyone raves about them when I make them.
I'd love to tell you these Korean Chicken Bao Buns are really quick to make, but I'm gonna say it right now. They do take a bit of time and effort. The recipe itself is easy; there are just quite a lot of steps and a bit of proving time.
It really is worth it, though. Make them as Christmas party food, make them for dinner, make them for an indulgent lunch. You will not be disappointed!
Korean Chicken Bao Buns = impressive and grown-up party food!
Looking for really impressive and grown-up party food? Soft and fluffy steamed mini bao buns filled with crispy Korean chicken are the answer! Everyone raves about them when I make them.
Pro Tips for Bao Perfection
- Extra-puffy buns: Keep steamer at a gentle simmer—rolling boils make buns collapse.
- Ultra crunch: Potato starch + double fry = shatter-crisp without heaviness.
- Balance the bite: Add quick cukes (salt + rice vinegar + pinch sugar) to cut richness.