Crispy Korean Chicken Popcorn Recipe | Easy Sweet & Spicy Korean Fried Chicken
About This Recipe
Crispy, spicy, sticky—Korean Popcorn Chicken at its absolute best!
Recipe
Ingredients :
500g Boneless pcs Chicken Thighs & breast
1/2tsp Salt
1/2tsp Pepper
1tsp Garlic Powder
1/2tsp Ginger Powder
1/2tsp Chicken Powder
1 Egg
5tbsp Cornflour
3tbsp All Purpose Flour
Oil to Deep Fry
Sauce :
2 cubes Butter
1tbsp Garlic
1tbsp Gochujang
1/2tbsp Gochugaru
2tbsp Tomato Sauce
1tbsp Light Soya Sauce
1tbsp Brown Sugar
1/2tbsp Honey
2tsp Vinegar
1tsp Sesame Oil
Garnish :
Sesame Seeds
Spring Onion Greens
Method :
1. Cut chicken into small cubes. Add salt, pepper, garlic and ginger powders & chicken powder. Mix well. Marinate for 10 mins.
2. Add an egg, cornflour and egg. Mix it enough to coat the chicken in flour. Do not over mix to make it look like too sticky.
3. Deep fry for 3 - 4 mins. Remove and set aside. Double fry for few seconds to make it extra crispy.
4. Toast the sesame seeds till they start crackling.
5. In a pan, add butter and garlic. Saute for a few seconds.
6. Add gochujang, gochugaru, tomato sauce, light soya sauce, brown sugar, honey, vinegar and sesame oil. Mix well and bring to a boil.
7. Add fried chicken and mix it well.
8. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and spring onion greens.