Sous Vide Chicken

Ingredients

• 6 boneless chicken thighs, skin-on
• Salt and pepper seasoning (I use Trader Joe’s Umami)
• 2 cups tempura mix
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce of your choice (optional)
• Peanut oil for frying
• 6 Asian steam buns (plain sandwich size )
• 6 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 cup pickled red onions
• fresh cilantro
• 1/2 cup mayo
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Mom’s Mala Sichuan chili sauce or other hot sauce of your choice
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro plus additional for garnish
• 1/2 tablespoon packed grated fresh ginger
• 1 bag rainbow or broccoli slaw mix
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• few grinds fresh black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Sous Vide Chicken ---

2. 2

   Prepare water bath for sous vide cooking to 148F. Set timer for 3 hours.

3. 3

   Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper or your choice of seasoning; arrange in single layer in vacuum seal bag; seal.

4. 4

   Sous vide chicken for 3 hours.

5. 5

   Immediately place sealed chicken in 50/50 ice water bath; let chill for 15 minutes.

6. 6

   Remove chicken from bags, pat dry with paper towels.

7. 7

   --- Sous Vide Fried Chicken ---

8. 8

   Whisk tempura mix and salt on a plate.

9. 9

   Whisk buttermilk, egg and hot sauce in a bowl.

10. 10

    Dredge chicken in dry tempura mix then drop in buttermilk mixture to coat.

11. 11

    Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons of buttermilk mixture into remaining dry tempura mix and stir with a fork forming small clumps.

12. 12

    Dredge chicken again in tempura mixture pressing so clumps adhere.

13. 13

    Heat oil to 375F. in large skillet.

14. 14

    Fry chicken until golden brown and crispy; about 2 to 4 minutes.

15. 15

    --- Assemble Sandwich ---

16. 16

    Cook buns in steamer basket until soft and heated through, about 5 to 8 minutes.

17. 17

    Open buns and spread inside with hoisin sauce. Top with gingered slaw, chicken, pickled onions and cilantro.

18. 18

    --- Ginger Slaw ---

19. 19

    Whisk dressing ingredients; toss with broccoli slaw. Season with salt and pepper.