# High Protein Korean Popcorn Chicken with Sweet and Sticky Rice

A delicious, high-protein Korean popcorn chicken recipe with sweet and sticky rice, under 500 calories and 50g of protein, perfect for meal prep.

- Servings: 4 servings
- 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
- to taste salt
- chopped green onions
- sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Dice your chicken breast into cubes.
2. Add black pepper, soy sauce, and one egg to the diced chicken.
3. Mix well with your hands until the chicken is fully coated.
4. To a large container, add cornflour and your diced chicken breast.
5. Seal the lid and shake well until the chicken is fully coated.
6. Set the coated chicken on a rack, give it a spray.
7. Bake in the oven at 220°C for 15-18 minutes or air fry at 200°C for 10-12 minutes.
8. For the Korean glaze, add soy sauce, water, ketchup, gochujang chili paste, rice vinegar, honey, and brown stevia to a pan.
9. Stir the glaze until it thickens.
10. Add your crispy popcorn chicken to the glaze and toss it together to fully coat.
11. Cook the sticky rice according to instructions, then allow to cool for 10 minutes.
12. Add 3 tbsp of rice vinegar, a tbsp of sweetener and salt to taste to the sticky rice and mix again.
13. Divide the popcorn chicken and sticky rice into four equal servings.

## Equipment

- large 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, mix well once heated.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/iZYz2qtGYDs?si=LAbj2y28SeOfChqo
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4b488cbe-f365-41c9-a9e9-9b5a2c05f27d
- Extracted: 2026-03-08

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