Yen Can Cook: Extra Hot Korean Fried Chicken

Korean fried chicken, a dish that gain its fame and popularity from a scene of Korean drama “You Who Came From The Stars” (来自星星的你) where the main actress Cheon Song-yi mentioned about having fried chicken and beer when the first snow comes.

Korean fried chicken definitely not your typical American fried chicken. Small or medium-sized chicken, in other words, younger chickens Korean fried is used for a more tender meat result. The chicken is usually coated with a thin layer of sauce such as honey or red pepper chili after being fried.

In this festive season, I think Korean fried chicken is quite suitable to be served in gatherings or parties. So let’s check my EXTRA HOT version!

Ingredients

4 chicken drumsticks

4 cloves of garlic

4pcs of sliced ginger

30ml soy sauce

40g Gochujang (Korean chili paste)

1 teaspoon Lingham Extra Hot Chili Sauce

1 tablespoon rice vineger

100g honey

50g plain flour

1 tablespoon cornflour

80ml water

Oil

Sesame seeds (optional)

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Step 1: Clean and wipe the chicken drumsticks with paper towels or a cloth to remove excess water.

Step 2: Place plain flour, cornflour and water in a bowl, whisk until smooth. Coat the chicken in batter then carefully deep fried till golden brown or fully cooked. Set aside.

Step 3: Finely chop the garlic and ginger, set aside.

Step 4: Mix the garlic, ginger, soy sauce, Gochujang, rice vineger, honey and Lingham Extra Hot Chili Sauce.

Step 5: Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a frying pan, add in sauce mixture (step 4). Simmer for 1 minute then add in the fried chicken (step 2). Carefully stir to coat the chicken in sauce evenly. Remove from heat and sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

HAPPY COOKING!

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