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Korean Fried Chicken

Published: Jun 14, 2012

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I'm not a huge fan of wings, but I will gladly eat Korean fried chicken wings any day of the week. Slightly sweet, slightly tangy, and slightly spicy with extra crispy skin, I can gobble these wings right up (no pun intended). There are many, many Korean fried chicken recipes out there, but this particular recipe is the one that I've had success with more than once.

Korean fried chicken
korean fried chicken
korean fried chicken
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Korean Fried Chicken

Total Time30 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: chicken
Servings: 4
Author: Cherry on My Sundae

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 2 lbs chicken drumsticks
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ cup corn starch
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ⅓ cup Korean rice syrup
  • ⅓ cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoon gochujang
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • roasted sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Preheat frying oil to 325 degrees F.
  • Combine salt, pepper, cornstarch, flour and baking soda in a medium bowl. Season chicken with flour mixture, making sure to thoroughly coat all sides. Let sit for 10 minutes.
  • Fry chicken drumsticks until light brown in color about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels. Return chicken to the fryer and fry once more for another 10 minutes or until crispy and golden brown.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Heat the sesame oil in a medium sauce pan over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and saute until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add the remaining ingredients (rice syrup - rice vinegar) and bring to a simmer, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Toss the chicken in the sauce and sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Serve immediately.

**Helpful tips and common mistakes

This Korean fried chicken recipe can be used for wings or for drumsticks. Either way, the method is the same. Start by making the dry flour mixture. You can also substitute cornstarch for potato starch.

coat the chicken in flour mixture

You may have noticed that we are frying the chicken twice. Yes, that's right, we're going to take the trouble to double fry them for extra crispiness. If you're using drumsticks, they may need longer in the fryer before they are done. Alternatively, you can fry the chicken for 10 minutes and finish them in the oven. If you're finishing them in the oven, cook the chicken at 400 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until browned and the chicken juices run clear.

fried chicken

While the chicken is cooking, make the spicy Korean sauce. The sauce is very easy to put together and can be prepared ahead of time. If Korean rice syrup is too difficult to locate, you can use honey or corn syrup instead.

ingredients for the sauce

This recipe isn't exactly like the ones from the market that I purchase, but they are equally as tasty. The sauce reminds me of somewhat of a sweet and sour sauce. Korean hot pepper paste is actually sweet and only slightly spicy, which gives the sweet element to the sauce. Fortunately, these Korean fried chicken was gobbled up in minutes!

korean fried chicken

For more chicken inspiration check out this crispy Asian fried chicken with chili sauce!


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  1. Country Gourmet Traveler

    June 15, 2012 at 11:57 am

    This looks really mooreish, I will try that out and I love your photos, really great

    Reply
  2. Callie

    August 15, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    This is life-changing chicken! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Leny

    February 27, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    I've always wanted to try making korean fried chicken. I will give this recipe a shot!

    Reply
    • cma0425

      February 27, 2014 at 8:34 pm

      Hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did!

      Reply
  4. mgm

    July 17, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    Do you deep fry or pan fry the chicken?

    Reply
    • Cherry on My Sundae

      July 17, 2022 at 10:50 pm

      Deep fry

      Reply

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