Mala Spice Chicken Burgers

These Spicy Mala Chicken Burgers are a fun and delicious way to amp up chicken burgers with some heat. Crunchy, fried chicken is flavoured with a mixture of spices and doused with Sichuan chili oil for additional kick.

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American, Asian, Chinese

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Marinating Time 2

Total Time 2 15

Servings

Calories 493kcal

Author Michelle

Ingredients

For the chicken:

2 chicken breast butterflied
1 ½ tablespoon soy sauce
½ teaspoon sea salt
4 tablespoon Mala spice mix divided
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 C all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon corn starch
frying oil use a high smoke-point oil such as canola, peanut, grapeseed

For assembling:

4 hamburger buns
4 tablespoon sesame kewpie or mayo
4 leaves lettuce
Sichuan chili oil

Instructions

Prepare the chicken:

Place the chicken in a large bowl.
Add in the soy sauce, salt, Mala spice mix, and sesame oil.
Marinate the chicken in the seasoning.
Cover and store in the fridge for 2 hours or longer.
Heat a pot of oil over medium-high heat. (Use a high smoke-point oil, such as peanut, grapeseed or canola).
Add flour and corn starch to a shallow bowl and mix.
Take the chicken out of the marinade, and coat with flour mixture.
Coat chicken completely and then tap off excess.
Add the chicken to the hot oil and fry one at a time, about 5 minutes per side, or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F/74°C.
Remove chicken from the frying oil and drain on paper towel.
Season the fried chicken with additional mala spice mix.

Assemble:

Slice a hamburger bun and spread 1 tablespoon of sesame kewpie sauce.
Add lettuce and the fried chicken to the bun.
Drizzle Sichuan chili oil over the fried chicken.
Replace the top half of the bun and enjoy!

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