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Golden crispy chicken bites wrapped in rice paper with creamy dipping sauce
Aylin Elma

Crispy Rice Paper Chicken Bites

Juicy chicken, garlic and green onion wrapped in rice paper and cooked until golden. Serve with your favourite dipping sauce.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 snack portions (5 bites each)

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g ground chicken
  • 1 handful green onions, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, grated, approximately 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon gochujang or red pepper paste
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 30 ml
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
  • 5 large round rice paper sheets, approximately 22 cm across
  • 2 teaspoons neutral oil, for lightly coating the bites and cooking surface
  • Salt, only if needed

Method
 

  1. Mix the filling. Place the ground chicken in a bowl. Add the green onions, grated garlic, gochujang, soy sauce, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper. Mix until evenly combined. The soy sauce and pepper paste usually provide enough salt. If you want to check the seasoning, cook a small piece of filling before tasting.
  2. Prepare the rice paper and roll. Fill a shallow dish with room temperature water. Briefly dip one rice paper sheet, starting with about 3 to 5 seconds total, or follow the packet instructions. Remove while still slightly firm and place on a lightly damp board. Allow a few moments for it to become flexible. Place one fifth of the filling in a long, even line across the lower part of the sheet, leaving room at both ends. Fold the sides over the filling, then roll firmly without stretching the paper. Repeat with the remaining sheets and filling.
  3. Cut and arrange. Preheat the air fryer to 200°C or 400°F, if your model requires it. Use clean kitchen scissors to cut each roll into four equal pieces. Lightly brush the bites and cooking surface with the oil. Arrange the bites in a single layer, with one cut side facing down and a little space between each piece. Cook in batches if necessary.
  4. Air fry and serve. Cook for approximately 15 to 20 minutes, carefully turning the bites onto their other cut side halfway through. Start checking at 15 minutes. They are ready when the edges are golden and the centre of the chicken reaches 74°C or 165°F. Allow extra time for thicker pieces. Serve hot with your favourite dipping sauce.

Notes

Yield: 20 bites; 4 snack portions of 5 bites.
Timing: Cook 15–20 minutes, total 30–35 minutes. Cooking in batches increases the total time.

Oven method

Preheat a conventional oven to 200°C or 400°F.
Arrange the lightly oiled bites on a metal baking tray lined with baking paper, leaving space between them. Bake for approximately 20 to 25 minutes, carefully turning halfway through.
Check that the chicken reaches 74°C or 165°F. Allow more time if needed. Oven cooked bites may have a slightly different texture from the air fryer version.
Rice paper: Five large sheets should hold this quantity of filling. If your sheets are smaller, use more sheets and make smaller rolls.
Water: Rice paper brands soften at different speeds. The sheet should be flexible enough to fold without becoming floppy or difficult to handle.
Salt: Start without extra salt. Soy sauce, pepper paste and dipping sauces can all be salty.
Oil: The two teaspoons are shared between coating the bites and lightly greasing the cooking surface.
Air fryer liners: Use only liners suitable for your appliance, and never preheat with loose baking paper inside.
Cooking time: Treat the times as a guide. Thickness, spacing and the appliance affect cooking. Ground chicken must reach 74°C or 165°F in the centre. USDA ground poultry guidance.
Estimated nutrition per serving of 5 bites: approximately 265 kcal, 23 g protein, 15 g carbohydrates and 13 g fat. Dipping sauces and sides excluded; actual values vary with chicken fat content, rice paper weight and brands.

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