Korean Honey Butter Fried Chicken (Maangchi)

Name: Korean Honey Butter Fried Chicken (Maangchi)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian, Korean
Ingredients: Chicken wings; 1/4 cup corn starch; 1/4 cup flour; 2 eggs; Salt; Pepper; 1/2 tsp baking powder; Cooking oil; Pumpkin seeds; 4 Tbs butter; 2 garlic cloves; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 tsp soy sauce; 2 tsp honey

10 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

Korean fried chicken with a honey butter sauce. My boyfriends favorite thing I make. I got the recipe from Maangchi you can watch her make the recipe on YouTube if you’d like :)

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:30:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories1311.1 kcal (66%)

Total Fat81.6 g (117%)

Carbs118.8 g (46%)

Sugars62.3 g (69%)

Protein30.8 g (62%)

Sodium1795.7 mg (90%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

¼ cupflour

½ tspbaking powder

cooking oil

pumpkin seeds

honey butter sauce

4 Tbsbutter

2garlic cloves

¼ cupsugar

2 tspsoy sauce

2 tsphoney

Instructions

Step 1

1. Put chicken in bow season with salt and pepper

Step 2

2. Add eggs, flour, corn starch and baking soda to bowl and mix with chicken by hand

Step 3

Heat oil over medium high to high heat. cook chicken wings for five to seven minutes.

Step 4

Take out an let rest for a minute or two

Step 5

Add chicken back into the oil and fry 5 to ten minutes per side or until golden brown and crunchy

Step 6

Transfer chicken to metal strainer and turn off the heat

Honey butter sauce

Step 7

Mince garlic

Step 8

Add garlic and butter to a preheated skillet. When the garlic becomes fragrant and butter is melted add soy sauce and sugar. Mix and add honey. Wait for sauce to become bubbly and thicken

Step 9

Toss the chicken and sauce until coated evenly

Step 10

Add pumpkin seeds for an extra crunch