🍔 Hot Chili Chicken Burgers

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🍔 Hot Chili Chicken Burgers

🌶️ A spicy and crispy burger filled with oven-baked chili chicken and fluffy homemade nacho buns!

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📝 Ingredients:

For the Dough:

• 250 ml lukewarm milk
• 7 g instant yeast (1 tablespoon)
• 30 g hot chili sauce
• 1 medium egg
• 475 g all-purpose flour
• 8 g salt (1 ½ teaspoons)
• 40 g finely ground nacho chips
• 30 g unsalted butter

For the Chicken Mixture:

• 400 g chicken thighs
• 3 g salt (1 ½ teaspoons)
• 3 g cayenne pepper (1 teaspoon)
• 4 g onion powder (1 ½ teaspoons)
• 2 g black pepper (½ teaspoon)
• 25 g hot chili sauce

For the Flour Mix:

• 75 g all-purpose flour
• 1 g salt (¼ teaspoon)
• 2 g black pepper (½ teaspoon)
• 3 g onion powder (1 teaspoon)

For the Coating:

• 2 medium eggs
• 160 g nacho chips

Extra:

• 1 medium egg for brushing

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👨‍🍳 How to Make Hot Chili Chicken Burgers – Step-by-Step

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1. Grind the Nacho Chips

Grind 200g of nacho chips finely using a food processor. Set aside 40g for the dough.

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2. Prepare the Dough

Mix lukewarm milk, yeast, and chili sauce. Let it rest for 5 minutes.
Add a beaten egg, then flour, salt, ground nacho chips, and butter.
Knead for 10–12 mins. Cover and let rise 1 hour.

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3. Marinate the Chicken

In a bowl, combine chicken with salt, cayenne pepper, onion powder, black pepper, and chili sauce. Let it sit.

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4. Make the Flour Mix

In another bowl, mix flour, salt, black pepper, and onion powder.

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5. Coat the Chicken

Dip marinated chicken in the flour mix, then beaten eggs, then ground nachos.
Place on a parchment-lined tray.

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6. Shape the Buns

Deflate dough, divide into 12 pieces, roll into balls, flatten to 13cm.
Fold in half, brush with egg, dip in ground nachos.

  

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7. Fry the Buns

Let rise 30 mins. Fry both sides in 175°C oil (2cm deep) till golden. Drain on paper towels.

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8. Bake the Chicken

Bake at 175°C for 25–30 mins until golden.

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9. Assemble the Burger

Slice buns open, add sauce, lettuce, and the chicken. Serve warm!

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💬 Tips:

• You can use sriracha instead of hot chili sauce.
• Add cheese or pickles to your burger for extra flavor.