Korea

Dakgalbi

Name: Dakgalbi
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken thigh, diced; 3 tbsp Gochujang; 1 tbsp Gochugaru (chilli flakes); 200 g each Pointed cabbage & sweet potato; 150 g Rice cakes (tteok); some of each Garlic, ginger, soy sauce; 1 tbsp each Sesame oil & sugar

Spicy stir-fried chicken from Chuncheon

Dakgalbi comes from the city of Chuncheon and grew popular in the 1960s as an affordable dish. The chicken cooks tableside on a large iron plate.

Marinated in gochujang, the chicken stir-fries with cabbage, sweet potato and rice cakes – spicy, sweet and made for sharing.

Servings3

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken thigh, diced500 g
Gochujang3 tbsp
Gochugaru (chilli flakes)1 tbsp
Pointed cabbage & sweet potato200 g each
Rice cakes (tteok)150 g
Garlic, ginger, soy saucesome of each
Sesame oil & sugar1 tbsp each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Mix gochujang, gochugaru, garlic, ginger, soy and sugar.
Marinate the chicken in it for 30 min.
Stir-fry hard with sweet potato in a large pan.
Add cabbage and rice cakes, cook while tossing.
Drizzle with sesame oil and serve hot.

Make it original

Gochujang and gochugaru give dakgalbi its heat – both in the Asia Boutique.

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