KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN SWEET AND SPICY KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN| YANGNYEOM CHICKEN

Korean Fried Chicken | Sweet And Spicy Korean
Fried Chicken | Crunchy Korean Fried Chicken I
Yangnyeom-Tongdak | Crispy Korean Fried
Chicken | Korean Fried Chicken Sauce
Yangnyeom Sauce | Korean Fried Chicken Recipe
| Yangnyeom Chicken
Ingredients for Korean Fried Chicken:
(Tsp- Teaspoon; Tbsp- Tablespoon )
Boneless Chicken Thighs - 1 lb or 450 gms ((cut
into 3 inch long chunks)
For the Marination:
Salt-3/4 tsp
Crushed Pepper-1/2 tsp
Grated garlic-1 tsp
Grated ginger-1 tsp
For coating the chicken:
Potato starch- 1/2 cup (Corn starch can also be
used but the taste will vary)
For the Yangnyeom Sauce:
Gochujang Korean chilli paste - 2 tbsp
Mustard paste -1tsp
Light Soy sauce- 1.5 tbsp
Honey-2 tbsp
Brown Sugar-2 tbsp
Rice Vinegar-2 tsp
Other Ingredients:
Sesame oil -1 tbsp
Garlic minced-1 tsp
Red Chillies, cut & deseeded-4-5
White Sesame Seeds - 1-2 tsp.
Preparation:
Cut the boneless chicken thighs into 3 inch long
chunks.
Grate the ginger and garlic to give 1 tsp of each
Finely chop or grate garlic to be used for
tempering.
Deseed the red chillies and cut them into small
pieces.
To make the sauce mix, add all the items
specified for the sauce in a bowl and give a mix
Set aside.
Give a mix again just before adding to the wok
later.
Marination:
Add all the ingredients for the marination
(mentioned above) to the chicken
Mix and set aside for 15 mins.
Frying Chicken:
Add the potato starch to the marinated chicken
pieces. Dredge the pieces well to coat the pieces
with the potato starch.
Arrange these on a plate side by side and heat
the oil for deep frying.
Once the oil is medium hot, drop the coated
chicken pieces one by one to not crowd the pan.
Do not stir for around 30-60 secs and then stir
and fry on medium heat for 4-5 mins till the
colour changes.
Remove the pieces from oil and keep on a plate.
Repeat with the rest of the chicken.
All the fried chicken pieces to rest for 10 mins.
Heat the oil again to a high temperature
Drop all the pieces from both the batches and
fry on high heat for around 2 mins till brown and
crisp
Remove to a plate.
Process:
Heat sesame oil in a wok and add the chopped/
grated garlic & red chillies.
Stir for 15 secs and then add the Yangnyeom
Sauce (made earlier) & 50 ml water.
Mix and cook for 1 min.
- Add the fried chicken pieces
Cook on high heat for around 1-2 mins to coat
completely.
Sprinkle sesame seeds and stir fry for 30 secs.
Remove to a plate
Garnish with some more white sesame seeds and serve.