Korean Fried Chicken

Directions

  1. 1Cut chicken thighs into pieces.
  2. 2Place the chicken in a zipper bag.
  3. 3Prepare the brine with salt, sugar, water and aromatics.
  4. 4Pour brine into the bag with the chicken and let it rest for half an hour, or overnight.
  5. 5Prepare the batter with wheat flour, potato starch, salt, chemical yeast, curry and iced water.
  6. 6Dip the chicken in batter.
  7. 7First humid and then dry.
  8. 8Fry in oil for 5 minutes at 170°C and then 2 minutes at 200°C.
  9. 9Mix all the ingredients for the gochujang sauce over medium heat, bathe the chicken and it's ready.
  10. 10Prepare the honey and mustard sauce, and grind everything with mayonnaise.
  11. 11Just mix it.
  12. 12Prepare a sweet soy sauce with a little vinegar.
  13. 13It goes great with a little scallion to accompany it.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg chicken thighs
  • 35 g salt
  • 35 g sugar
  • 500 ml water
  • to taste aromatics
  • 350 g wheat flour
  • 350 g potato starch
  • 15 g salt
  • 10 g chemical yeast
  • 1 spoon curry
  • to taste iced water
  • 70 g gochujang
  • 30 g ketchup
  • 20 ml soy sauce
  • 25 ml mirin
  • 35 g honey
  • 10 g brown sugar
  • 2 grated garlic cloves
  • 20 ml white vinegar
  • 125 ml soy sauce
  • 30 ml rice vinegar
  • 60 ml mirin
  • 125 ml brown sugar
  • 1 grated garlic clove
  • 2 cm grated ginger
  • pinch dried chilies
  • 10 g cornstarch diluted in water
  • 1 chopped fried onion
  • 1 spoon curry
  • 2 spoon yellow mustard
  • 1 spoon Dijon mustard
  • 0.5 spoon garlic powder
  • 3 spoon honey
  • 1 spoon rice vinegar
  • 2 spoon mayonnaise
  • splash water

Equipment

knifebowlzipper bagpottraywhiskdeep fryerspatulaimmersion blender

Tips

  • Marinate the chicken in brine overnight for juiciness and tenderness.