For the marinated BBQ chicken
250 g
Chicken thigh, trimmed
60 g
Fine granulated sugar
1 tbsp
Garlic, minced
2 tsp
Red fermented bean curd, mashed
½ tsp
fFne sea salt
½ tsp
Chicken powder
½ tsp
Shallot oil
2 tsp
Maltose, warmed slightly to soften
½ tsp
Chinese rose wine
For the BBQ sauce
35 g
Sugar
80 ml
Water
½ tsp
Ginger, finely diced
½ tsp
Onion, finely diced
1 tsp
Green onion, finely chopped
2 tsp
Potato starch
1 tbsp
Corn starch
20 ml
Cold water, for the slurry
a Plash of cooking oil, for frying
For the butter dough
75 g
Unsalted butter, softened
75 g
Plain pastry flour
For the water dough
65 g
Plain flour, plus a little extra for dusting
15 g
Bread flour
1 Tbsp
Neutral vegetable oil
8 g
Custard powder
50 ml
Cold water
For the filling and finishing
200 g
Cooked BBQ chicken, finely diced
160 g
Prepared BBQ sauce, cooled
40 g
Finely diced onion, stir-fried until sweet
Toasted black and white sesame seeds, to garnish
Toasted black and white sesame seeds, to garnish