High Protein Korean Popcorn Chicken

50m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Add white pepper, garlic & onion powder, diced garlic, diced ginger, soy sauce, one egg, and a tiny bit of black pepper to diced chicken breast. Mix it all together.
  2. 2In a bowl, add potato starch and coat every piece of chicken evenly.
  3. 3Spray the chicken generously with light cooking oil spray and air fry at 200C/400F for 14-18 min (flip halfway) or oven bake at 190C/375F for 18-22 min (flip halfway) until golden brown and crispy.
  4. 4For the Korean glaze, add soy sauce and water to a pan on low heat.
  5. 5Add chilli paste, natural sweetener, garlic, ginger, honey, and white vinegar.
  6. 6Add cornstarch mixed with water to help thicken the sauce.
  7. 7Mix it all together until the sauce is nice and sweet and thick.
  8. 8Add the chicken back into the pan and mix well to coat it completely.
  9. 9Divide into 4 equal servings with white rice or your choice of sides and toppings.

Ingredients

  • 720 g diced chicken breast
  • 0.5 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic & onion powder
  • 10 g diced garlic
  • 10 g diced ginger
  • 50 ml soy sauce
  • 1 egg
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 165 g potato starch
  • 0 cooking oil
  • 640 g cooked white rice
  • 0 black & white sesame seeds
  • 0 chopped spring onion
  • 100 ml soy sauce
  • 100 ml water
  • 2 tsp chilli/gochujang paste
  • 20 g natural sweetener
  • 10 g garlic
  • 10 g ginger
  • 50 g honey
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with water

Equipment

bowlpanair fryer or ovenmeasuring spoonsmeasuring cups