http://crazykoreancooking.com/recipe/korean-fried-chicken
ingredients
Main ingredients | |
1 | Pre-cut Whole Chicken (about 1 kg) 자른 닭 (about 2.2 lb or your favorite cut of chicken) |
½ cup | Vegetable Oil 식용유 |
For coat mix | |
½ cup | Sweet rice flour 찹쌀가루 (or all purpose flour) |
½ cup | Potato Starch 감자 전분 |
½ tsp | Baking powder 베이킹파우더 |
For seasoning chicken | |
1 tsp | Salt 소금 |
½ tsp | Black Pepper 후추 |
1 tbs | Cheongju, Korean Rice Wine 청주 (or white wine) |
2 tbs | Garlic (minced) 다진 마늘 |
For making sauce | |
6 tbs | Hot Pepper Paste (Gochujang) 고추장 |
¼ cup | Brown Sugar 흑설탕 (can use white sugar or other sweetners) |
6 tbs | Ketchup 케첩 |
2 tbs | Cheongju, Korean Rice Wine 청주 (or white wine) |
6 tbs | Mul Yeot / Malt (Maltose) Syrup 물엿 |
2 tbs | Chopped onion 다진양파 |
1 tbs | Garlic (minced) 다진 마늘 |
1 tbs | Vegetable Oil 식용유 |
1 tsp | Soy Sauce (regular) 왜간장 |
2 tbs | Strawberry Jam 딸기잼 (optional, add 2 more tbs of brown sugar instead) |
Other ingredients | |
2 cups | Milk 우유 (Optional) |
3 tbs | Chopped peanuts 다진 땅콩 (or your favorite nut) |
tips
Optional Ingredients and Substitutions
For batter You can use Twi-gim-ga-ru (Korean frying powder 튀김가루) instead of rice flour and potato starch for crispier texture.
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1. Soak chicken (optional)Soak about 2.2 lb of pre-cut chicken in milk for 20 min. |
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Soak in milk 20 min |
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2. Season chickenWash the chicken (optional) and drain. If you wash |
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Wash and drain Add
Marinate 30 min |
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3. Preheat vegetable oilPreheat vegetable oil in a pot or in a deep-fryer for |
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Preheat High Heat Vegetable oil 350 °F or 180 °C |
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4. Make sauceMix 6 tablespoons of gochujang (hot pepper paste), |
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Mix
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5. Coat chickenMix ½ cup of sweet rice flour, ½ cup of potato starch |
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Mix
Add chicken Mix well until evenly coated |
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6. Deep-fryAdd the chicken to the pre-heated oil one by one and deep-fry |
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Deep-fry Drain fat on strainer or paper towel |
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7. Deep-fry againDeep-fry once again for about 30 seconds to 1 min or until golden brown. |
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Deep-fry Drain fat |
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8. Chop peanutsCoarsely chop or grind peanuts (or your favorite nuts). |
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Chop
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9. Cook sauceAdd the sauce mix in a non-stick pan and simmer it on low heat for |
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Simmer sauce
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10. Coat chicken with sauceAdd the fried chicken to the sauce and quickly mix. Turn off the heat. |
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Add
Turn off heat Sprinkle
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11. ServeServe hot on a plate. Enjoy! |
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Serve hot Enjoy |