# High Protein Crispy Korean Popcorn Chicken

This is a super easy-to-make high-protein Korean popcorn chicken with sweet and sticky rice, perfect for meal prep.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 800 g chicken breast
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 20 ml soy sauce
- 1 egg
- 40 g cornflour/cornstarch
- 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

## Instructions

1. Dice your chicken breast into cubes.
2. Add black pepper, soy sauce, and one egg to the chicken and mix well with your hands till fully coated.
3. Add cornflour to a large container, then add your diced chicken breast, seal the lid, and shake well till the chicken is fully coated.
4. Set the coated chicken on a rack, give it a spray, and bake or air fry.
5. Air fry at 200°C for 10-12 minutes or oven bake at 220°C for 15-20 minutes.
6. For the Korean glaze, add soy sauce, water, ketchup, gochujang chili paste, rice vinegar, honey, and brown stevia.
7. Stir the glaze till it thickens.
8. Add your crispy popcorn chicken to the glaze and toss it together to fully coat.
9. Cook sticky rice to instructions then allow to cool for 10 minutes.
10. Add 3 tbsp of rice vinegar, a tbsp of sweetener, and salt to taste to the cooked sticky rice and mix again.
11. Divide the popcorn chicken and sticky rice into four equal servings and enjoy.

## Equipment

- container
- rack
- air fryer
- oven

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOZwUgECI9C/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2987ba83-b97a-4906-98fb-38d4f30f0855
- Extracted: 2026-02-19

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