LIL KIMCHI: ASIAN STYLE CHICKEN WITH CUCUMBER, SHALLOTS AND SESAME MAYONNAISE

{ A BIT OF SWEET, A BIT OF SPICE AND ALL THINGS NICE! THIS BURGER IS PACKED WITH ASIAN FLAVOURS AND COMBINATIONS YOU WOULDN’T NORMALLY EXPECT. }

Contributor: Helga’s

{ INGREDIENTS }

4 Helga’s Gluten Free Gourmet Rolls Traditional White

4 80g chicken thighs

50ml mirin

50ml rice wine vinegar

50ml gluten free soy sauce

10g minced ginger

10g diced chilli

10g crushed garlic

150g potato starch

10g five spice

5g salt

5g pepper Vegetable oil for deep frying

150g kimchi

1 cucumber

½ bunch shallots

200ml Japanese mayonnaise

20g toasted sesame seeds

10ml sesame oil

{ METHOD }

To marinate the chicken, place the soy, mirin, rice wine, chilli, ginger and garlic in a bowl, add chicken thigh and toss to coat. Place in the fridge to marinate for at least 2 hours

To make the coating, place the potato starch, five spice, salt and pepper in a bowl & toss to combine. Set aside until needed

To make the sauce, mix the mayonnaise, sesame seeds and sesame oil and set aside until needed

Drain and roughly chop the kimchi and set aside, thinly slice the shallots on an angle and set aside. Slice the cucumber into thin strips using a vegetable peeler and set aside

Heat the vegetable oil in a deep fryer or deep saucepan to 160^oC

Coat the chicken in the potato starch mix and cook in batches until cooked (7-9 minutes). Drain on paper towel and keep warm until needed

Split and toast the Helga’s Gluten Free Gourmet Rolls Traditional White and place a small amount of kimchi on the bottom of each bun, top with two pieces of fried chicken, cucumber, shallots and sesame mayo