High Protein Korean Popcorn Chicken with Sweet and Sticky Rice

Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Dice your chicken breast into cubes.
  2. 2Add black pepper, soy sauce, and one egg to the diced chicken breast and mix well with your hands till fully coated.
  3. 3To a large container, add cornflour and your diced chicken breast.
  4. 4Seal the lid and shake well till the chicken is fully coated.
  5. 5Set the coated chicken on a rack, give it a spray, and bake or air fry.
  6. 6For the Korean glaze, add soy sauce, water, ketchup, gochujang chili paste, rice vinegar, honey, and brown stevia.
  7. 7Stir the glaze till it thickens.
  8. 8Add your crispy popcorn chicken to the thickened glaze and toss it together to fully coat.
  9. 9Cook the sticky rice according to instructions, then allow to cool for 10 minutes.
  10. 10After cooling, add 3 tbsp of rice vinegar, a tbsp of sweetener, and salt to taste to the sticky rice, and mix again.
  11. 11Divide the popcorn chicken and sticky rice into four equal servings.
  12. 12Garnish with chopped green onions and sesame seeds.

Ingredients

  • 800 g chicken breast
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 20 ml soy sauce
  • 1 egg
  • cornflour
  • 60 ml soy sauce
  • 80 ml water
  • 2 tbsp low cal ketchup
  • 3 tbsp gochujang paste
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 30 g brown stevia
  • 200 g uncooked sticky rice
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sweetener
  • salt
  • chopped green onions (green parts)
  • sesame seeds

Equipment

large containerrackair fryermicrowave

Tips

  • Store for up to 5 days in the fridge
  • To reheat, add a tsp of water and microwave for 3 minutes partially covered, once heated through mix well and enjoy!