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    Home » Recipes » Chicken and Turkey

    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.

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    korean fried chicken
    korean fried chicken
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    Korean Fried Chicken

    Total Time30 minutes 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 teaspoons minced garlic
    • ⅓ cup Korean rice syrup
    • ⅓ cup ketchup
    • 2 tablespoons gochujang
    • 2 tablespoons 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.

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    **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 finish them in the oven, cook the chicken at 400 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until browned and the chicken juices run clear.

    fry 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 chicken isn't exactly like the ones I purchase from the market, but they are equally as tasty. The sauce reminds me somewhat of a sweet and sour sauce. Korean hot pepper paste is actually sweet and only slightly spicy, which gives a sweet element to the sauce. Fortunately, this 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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