Korean Fried Chicken, Yangnyeom Tongdak
양념통닭
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INGREDIENTS
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½ | Pre-cut Whole Chicken (about 1 kg) 자른 닭 (about 2.2 lb or your favorite cut of chicken) | |
¼ cup | Vegetable Oil 식용유 | |
For coat mix | ||
¼ cup | Sweet rice flour 찹쌀가루 (or all purpose flour) | |
¼ cup | Potato Starch 감자 전분 | |
¼ tsp | Baking powder 베이킹파우더 | |
For seasoning chicken | ||
½ tsp | Salt 소금 | |
¼ tsp | Black Pepper 후추 | |
1½ tsp | Cheongju, Korean Rice Wine 청주 (or white wine) | |
1 tbs | Garlic (minced) 다진 마늘 | |
For making sauce | ||
3 tbs | Gochujang (Hot Pepper Paste) 고추장 | |
2 tbs | Brown Sugar 흑설탕 (can use white sugar or other sweetners) | |
3 tbs | Ketchup 케첩 | |
1 tbs | Cheongju, Korean Rice Wine 청주 (or white wine) | |
3 tbs | Mul Yeot / Malt (Maltose) Syrup 물엿 | |
1 tbs | Chopped onion 다진양파 | |
1½ tsp | Garlic (minced) 다진 마늘 | |
1½ tsp | Vegetable Oil 식용유 | |
½ tsp | Soy Sauce (regular) 왜간장 | |
1 tbs | Strawberry Jam 딸기잼 (optional, add 2 more tbs of brown sugar instead) | |
Other ingredients | ||
1 cup | Milk 우유 (Optional) | |
1½ tbs | Chopped peanuts 다진 땅콩 (or your favorite nut) |
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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Ingredient amounts in the recipe summary are for the default serving size. |
1. Soak chicken (optional)Soak about 2.2 lb of pre-cut chicken in milk for 20 min. This helps remove gamey smell but it is optional. If the chicken pieces are too big, cut into smaller sized pieces (2-3 bite size). Traditionally the skin is left on but you can remove it if you don’t like it. |
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Soak in milk 20 min | |
2. Season chickenWash the chicken (optional) and drain. If you wash the chicken, thoroughly clean the sink and the surrounding area afterwards with soap to prevent contamination from raw chicken. Add 1 teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of black pepper, 1 tablespoon of rice wine and 2 tablespoons of minced garlic. Mix gently and marinate for 30 minutes. |
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Marinate 30 min | |
3. Preheat vegetable oilPreheat vegetable oil in a pot or in a deep-fryer for deep-frying (350 °F or 180 °C). The amount of oil depends on what kind of pot you use and how much meat you are frying. There should be enough oil for a few pieces of chicken to be completely immersed when frying. |
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Preheat High Heat Vegetable oil 350 °F or 180 °C | |
4. Make sauceMix 6 tablespoons of gochujang (hot pepper paste), 4 tablespoons of brown sugar, 6 tablespoons of ketchup, 2 tablespoons of rice wine, 6 tablespoons of malt syrup, 2 tablespoons of chopped onion, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon of soy sauce and 2 tablespoons of strawberry jam in a bowl. Set aside. |
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5. Coat chickenMix ½ cup of sweet rice flour, ½ cup of potato starch and ½ tsp of baking powder in a mixing bowl. Add chicken and mix well by hand until all the chicken pieces are evenly covered with the powder mix. |
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Add chicken Mix well until evenly coated | |
6. Deep-fryAdd the chicken to the pre-heated oil one by one and deep-fry for about 10 minutes until golden To see if the oil is ready, you can drop in a small piece. If it floats to the surface in a couple of seconds, it’s hot enough. Don’t deep-fry too many at once. It will lower the temperature of the oil and the meat will take longer to cook and become greasier. Leave the fried chicken on a flat strainer or paper towel for at least 5-10 minutes to drain fat. |
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Deep-fry Drain fat on strainer or paper towel | |
7. Deep-fry againDeep-fry once again for about 30 seconds to 1 min or until golden brown. For chicken, make sure it’s cooked all the way until there is no pink color inside. It can make you sick. Drain fat again on a strainer or paper towel for a couple of minutes. |
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Deep-fry Drain fat | |
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 about 5 minutes or until it starts to boil. |
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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. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of chopped peanuts. |
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11. ServeServe hot on a plate. Enjoy! |
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Serve hot Enjoy |
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