# Korean Fried Chicken

This Korean Fried Chicken recipe is easy to make and better than most Korean restaurants you'd go eat chicken at.

- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 quarts oil
- 500 grams chicken thigh
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- black pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 cup potato starch
- water
- 3 tablespoons Gochujang (Korean chili paste)
- 1.5 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1.5 tablespoons garlic
- 6 tablespoons ketchup
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 6 tablespoons corn syrup
- sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Turn on high heat on the stove.
2. Pour two quarts of oil into a pot.
3. Cut the fat out of the chicken thigh.
4. Chop the chicken thigh into bite-sized pieces.
5. Move chicken pieces to a bowl.
6. Add half a teaspoon of salt to the chicken.
7. Add one tablespoon of garlic to the chicken.
8. Add a little bit of black pepper to the chicken.
9. Crack one egg into the bowl with the chicken.
10. Add one cup of potato starch to the chicken.
11. Add a little bit of water.
12. Mix everything together until the consistency is thick enough to lift the whole bowl with the chicken stuck to it, then add a little more water to thin it down to a consistency where it drips off the chicken.
13. Carefully place the chicken pieces into the hot oil for about five minutes, making sure to throw the chicken away from yourself to avoid splashes.
14. Remove the chicken from the pot and place it in a bowl lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.
15. In a separate bowl, add three tablespoons of Gochujang, one and a half tablespoons of soy sauce, one and a half tablespoons of garlic, six tablespoons of ketchup, three tablespoons of sugar, and six tablespoons of corn syrup.
16. Mix the sauce ingredients well.
17. Beat the chicken to create air and make it crispier and crunchier.
18. Double-fry the chicken for another two to three minutes.
19. Pour the sauce into a pan and cook for a quick minute.
20. Add the double-fried chicken to the pan with the sauce.
21. Toss the chicken with the sauce until it's fully coated.
22. Plate the chicken and finish with some sesame seeds.

## Equipment

- stove
- pot
- cutting board
- knife
- tongs
- bowl
- mesh strainer
- pan
- chopsticks
- plate

## Tips

- When frying, throw the chicken the other way to avoid oil splashes.
- Do not drop chicken from the top, it could splash hot oil.
- Beating the fried chicken will create air and make the chicken crispier and crunchier.
- If you don't have corn syrup, replace it with sugar.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FBXY8cvNS/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3fbb4357-4835-45b1-a920-ade76e1201f1
- Extracted: 2025-08-17

Extracted from the video by Clip Recipe (https://www.cliprecipe.com). Quantities and steps are as stated or shown in the video. Site guide for agents: https://www.cliprecipe.com/llms.txt