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Korean fried chicken

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Korean fried chicken

Ingredients

  • Homemade Korean fried chicken mix powder

  • 2 cups all purpose flour

  • 3/4 cup corn starch

  • 2 tbsp salt

  • 1 1/2 tbsp sugar

  • 1 tbsp baking powder

  • 1 tsp black pepper

  • 1 tsp gochugaru, Korean red pepper flakes or cayenne

  • 1 tsp garlic powder

  • 1 tsp ginger powder

  • 1/2 tsp grounded nutmeg

  • For chicken

  • One 4 lb bone-in and skin-on whole chicken, cut into 12 to 14 parts, including back (you can substitute with wings/drumsticks)

  • 1 tsp grated ginger

  • 1 tbsp grated garlic

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

  • 1/4 cup rice wine, white wine or soju

  • For batter & fry

  • 1 1/4 cup Korean fried chicken mix powder, plus 1 to 2 cups for coating *

  • Frying oil

  • For sauce

  • 1/4 cup soy sauce

  • 1/2 cup mirin

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • 5 cloves garlic, chopped

  • 2 to 3 tbsp Thai chili flakes or 5 to 10 Thai whole dried chili

Directions

  • Combine chicken, ginger, garlic, salt, black pepper and rice wine in a large mixing bowl. Marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Preheat frying oil to 350°F
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk 1 1/4 cup Korean fried chicken mix and 1 cup cold water until there’s no clumps. Another large mixing bowl, add 2 cups Korean fried chicken mix. Dip marinated chicken into batter, coat evenly then place in dry Korean fried chicken mix, coat well. Shake excess off. You can do this in a plastic bag, but I prefer to do one by one as it goes.
  • Carefully place chicken in preheated frying oil. Fry chicken 10 to 15 minutes, depending on size of chicken. Remove chicken from hot oil and place on a baking pan lined with a cooling rack. Do batches as needed.
  • When first frying is done, increase frying oil temperature to 375°F. Add all fried chicken for double fry. Fry chicken until golden brown and crispy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove double fried chicken from hot oil and place back to cooling rack.
  • Combine all ingredients for sauce in a small saucepan. Bring it to a boil over medium high heat, keep boiling for 3 to 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  • Toss fried chicken and sauce quickly. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onion to taste. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

  • From https://seonkyounglongest.com/spicy-soy-garlic-fried-chicken/