Korean Fried Chicken

Name: Korean Fried Chicken
Cuisine: Korean, Asian
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs Chicken breast or 2 lbs wings; Oil for frying; 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger; 1 tablespoon Salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; Corn starch; 3 Tablespoons Ketchup; 2 tablespoons Mirin (Can sub more sugar/honey if you don't have mirin); 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 tablespoon mustard; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 4 cloves garlic; 4 red chiles, dried

9 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:16:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories518.3 kcal (26%)

Total Fat35.2 g (50%)

Carbs24.8 g (10%)

Sugars16.5 g (18%)

Protein28.1 g (56%)

Sodium2637.4 mg (132%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1.5 lbsChicken breast

or 2 lbs wings

oil for frying

1 tablespoonfresh ginger

Sauce

3 tablespoonsketchup

2 tablespoonsMirin

Can sub more sugar/honey if you don't have mirin

2 tablespoonssoy sauce

2 tablespoonshoney

1 tablespoonmustard

1 tablespoonbrown sugar

1 tablespoonrice vinegar

4cloves garlic

4red chiles

dried

Instructions

Step 1

Cube the chicken, season with ginger, salt & pepper. Marinate for at least 2 hours.

Step 2

Combine Ketchup, mirin, Soy sauce, Honey, Mustard, brown sugar and Rice Vinegar. Stir well until all ingredients are combined.

Step 3

In a sauce pan, saute garlic and dried chilis until fragrant on low heat.

Step 4

Add sauce mixture to sauce pan and bring to a low simmer. Continue cooking on a simmer and reduce for about 2 minutes.

Step 5

Heat oil in skillet to deep fry the chicken.

Step 6

Coat the chicken in cornstarch

Step 7

Fry the chicken pieces for 2-3 minutes, remove and put on cooling rack until all are fried. Fry all chicken a second time for 4-5 minutes and move to cooling rack.

Step 8

Toss the chicken with sauce until covered

Step 9

Garnish with green onions and toasted sesame seeds.