Korea

Dakgangjeong

Name: Dakgangjeong
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 600 g Chicken pieces (bite-size); 100 g Cornstarch; 2 tbsp each Gochujang & honey; some of each Soy sauce & rice syrup; some of each Garlic & ginger; some of each Peanuts & sesame

Crispy sweet-spicy chicken

Dakgangjeong is double-fried Korean chicken glazed in a sticky, sweet-spicy sauce.

Unlike the saucier yangnyeom chicken, it stays crisp longer and is often served with peanuts.

Servings3

Time45 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces (bite-size)600 g
Cornstarch100 g
Gochujang & honey2 tbsp each
Soy sauce & rice syrupsome of each
Garlic & gingersome of each
Peanuts & sesamesome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Coat the chicken in starch and double-fry crisp.
Cook gochujang, honey, soy sauce and garlic into a sauce.
Reduce the sauce briefly until sticky.
Toss the fried chicken in the sauce.
Serve scattered with peanuts and sesame.

Make it original

Gochujang and rice syrup for dakgangjeong are in the Asia Boutique.

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