Kitsune's Blossom Pulled Chicken Burger

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 100 ml water, lukewarm
• 3 tbsp milk
• ½ cube of fresh yeast
• 17 g sugar
• 4 g salt
• 40 g butter, soft
• 250 g wheat flour type 550
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp water
• 7 g sesame
• 3 chicken legs
• 30 g BBQ spice mix
• 1 large onion(s), red, chopped
• 200 ml barbecue sauce
• 8 leaves of Batavia lettuce
• 50 g sprouts, mixed
• 15 g chives, chopped
• 8 cherry tomatoes
• 60 g cucumber(s)
• 40 g flowers (snapdragon flowers)

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour 40 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 3 hours; Total time approx. 4 hours 40 minutes

sweet and tart

Wash the chicken thighs thoroughly. Then dry-marinate them on all sides with the spice mix. If you find dry-marinating a bit tricky, you can brush the chicken thighs with a few drops of olive oil and then apply the spice mix. Place the chicken thighs on a grill and grill indirectly at 110-120°C for 2.5-3 hours. (During this time, prepare the burger buns (see below).) I prefer and recommend a smoker with birch charcoal. The meat should reach an internal temperature of 85 degrees. Then peel off the skin and cut into small pieces. Fry the skin with the chopped onion in olive oil until crispy. Pull the meat off the bone and place it in a bowl. Add the BBQ sauce, onion, and chicken skin; mix together, tearing up any larger pieces of meat. To prepare the buns: Mix the water, 2 tablespoons of milk, sugar, and yeast in a bowl and let stand for 5 minutes. Then add the flour, salt, 1 egg, and butter and knead into a smooth dough. Let the dough rise for 60 minutes. After the rising time, form 4 balls of dough, place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, flatten, and let rest for another 40 minutes. Whisk 1 egg with 1 tablespoon of milk and 1 tablespoon of water. Brush the buns with this mixture after 40 minutes, then sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake the buns for approximately 15-20 minutes at 200°C (top/bottom heat). Cut open the buns and top with lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, chives, mixed sprouts, and snapdragon flowers. Then place the pulled chicken on top.