Spicy Chicken Sloppy Joe Sliders

Name: Spicy Chicken Sloppy Joe Sliders
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp tomato paste (concentrated purée); 2 tbsp rice vinegar; steamed Bao buns; 2 carrots, julienned; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp rice vinegar; finely chopped green part spring onions (scallions), to serve; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) hoisin sauce; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp caster sugar; 2 tbsp hot chilli sauce; 1 onion, finely diced; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) boneless skinless chicken thighs, chopped; 2 celery stalks, diced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

My Asian Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2018

About

It’s certainly not trad Asian fare, but this much-loved, messy American sandwich, with its sticky sauce of ginger, soy and hoisin, is the perfect partner in crime for bao buns. If you don’t have time to make the buns, then just serve the chicken and slaw up in soft brioche or mini burger buns.

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 celery stalks, diced
1 onion, finely dic

Americas
United States
Main course

Method

Place the pickled carrot slaw ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Refrigerate, covered, until serving.

In a large frying pan, heat the vegetable oil. Add the celery, onion, garlic and ginger. Season well and sauté for 10 minutes until soft and golden.

Place the chicken in a food processor. Purée for 1–2 minutes until it is finely minced, When the vegetables are soft, add the