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Gochujang chicken 65
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Non vegTamil Nadu x Korea

Gochujang chicken 65

The Chennai bar snack and the Seoul fried chicken shared a glaze. Nobody shares the plate.

45 minTime
33 gProtein each
hotSpice
Sixty five, Korean style2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
435kcalsame
33 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
45minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, boneless500 g boneless thighs, bite size
Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)¼ cup
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder2 tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Saltto taste
Cornflour (cornstarch)4 tbsp
Rice flour3 tbsp
Egg1
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 cups for deep frying, about 3 1/2 tbsp is absorbed
Gochujang3 tbsp
Honey2 tbsp
Soy sauce1 tbsp
Garlic5 cloves, minced
Tomato ketchup (ketchup)1 tbsp
Vinegar2 tsp
Curry leaves3 sprigs
Green chilli4, slit
Sesame seeds2 tsp

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Marinate the chicken with curd, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, pepper and salt for 30 minutes.
  2. 2Add the egg, cornflour and rice flour and mix until each piece is coated in a thick paste.
  3. 3Heat the oil in a kadai on medium heat to 170°C. Fry the chicken in batches 5 minutes until golden and no pink remains inside. Drain.
  4. 4Raise the heat to 190°C and fry everything again for 1 minute.
  5. 5Fry the curry leaves and green chillies in the hot oil on medium high heat for 20 seconds. Drain.
  6. 6In a wok on medium heat, warm 1 tbsp oil with the garlic, then add gochujang, honey, soy, ketchup and vinegar. Bubble 1 minute, toss in the chicken, curry leaves and chillies.
Serve it like this

Pile the chicken high on a small platter, lean fried curry leaves and green chillies against the pile, and shower sesame over the top. Serve with wooden picks.

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What goes with Gochujang chicken 65: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Coconut chutney10 min
On the side Mango caprese with kasundi15 min
To drink Feni with lime soda3 min
To drink Saffron almond horchata45 min
Something sweet Falooda bingsu25 min
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