📋Korean Fried Chicken

Korean fried chicken with thin crunchy crackly crusted chicken is hugely
coated in sweet spicy Korean-inspired gochujang sauce. The sticky sweet
and spicy sauce is so flavorful with complex flavors and comes together
in a jiffy.

Prep Time Cook Time

10 mins 30 mins
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Course: Appetizer Cuisine: Korean Servings: 2 servings

Calories: 675kcal Author: Jyothi Rajesh

Ingredients
1 pound chicken wings with skin winglets and drumsticks
1 teaspoon ginger minced
1 teaspoon garlic grated
½ teaspoon pepper adjust to taste
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
¾ cup cornstarch or potato starch add more starch if needed
Canola oil for frying or use vegetable oil

Sauce:
2 tablespoons gochujang fermented Korean red chili and bean paste
3 tablespoons ketchup
⅓ cup dark brown sugar or maple syrup or honey
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 ½ teaspoons ginger grated
1 tablespoon garlic minced

Garnish:
Toasted sesame seeds
Green onion

Instructions
1. In a bowl place chicken, grated ginger, minced garlic, rice vinegar, salt, pepper, and corn
starch. Toss chicken well until coated with cornstarch and set aside.
2. In a deep pan heat canola or vegetable oil. Heat it until the oil temperature reaches 175C.
Start by adding each chicken piece carefully to hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pan. Fry chicken
in batches if needed. Fry for 2-5 minutes depending on the side of the chicken, then flip and
fry on the other side.
3. Once the chicken is golden brown remove it on a kitchen towel to drain excess oil. Then
transfer crunchy fried chicken to a large wide bowl.
 4. In a small sauce pan heat gochujang paste, ketchup, dark brown sugar, ginger, garlic, toasted
sesame oil, and soy sauce. Heat the sauce on low heat stirring continuously until it begins to
bubble.
5. Remove sauce from heat. Pour the sauce over the golden crunchy chicken. Toss well to coat
chicken in sauce. Adjust the amount of sauce to your liking. Adding just enough sauce to coat
the chicken helps keep the crust crunchy a little longer.

Nutrition
Calories: 675kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated
Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 1318mg |
Potassium: 441mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 331IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron:
2mg