Honey Gochujang Chicken Bowls with Homemade Pickles

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Season the chicken with salt, pepper, vegetable oil, and cornstarch. Mix until the chicken is well covered.
  2. 2Prepare the sauce by mixing soy sauce, gochujang, honey, sesame oil, mirin, and grated garlic.
  3. 3Cook the chicken until it is nice and crispy.
  4. 4Slice the cucumber and place it in a jar.
  5. 5Add white vinegar, hot water, crushed garlic, bay leaves, and salt to the jar with cucumbers to make pickles.
  6. 6Add the sauce mixture to the pan.
  7. 7Add the cooked chicken back into the pan with the sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken thighs
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce (low sodium)
  • 2 tbsp gochujang
  • 0.25 cup honey
  • 2 tsp mirin
  • 2 grated garlic cloves
  • 1 large cucumber
  • 0.5 cup white vinegar
  • 0.5 cup hot water
  • 2 crushed garlic cloves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 pinch salt

Equipment

jar