# High Protein Korean Popcorn Chicken

This crispy Korean popcorn chicken and rice has nearly 50 grams of protein for only 500 calories.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 50 min
- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 720 g diced chicken breast
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp garlic and onion powder
- 10 g diced garlic
- 10 g diced ginger
- 50 ml soy sauce
- 1 egg
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 165 g potato starch
- 1 cooking oil
- 640 g cooked white rice
- 1 black and white sesame seeds
- 1 chopped spring onion
- 100 ml soy sauce
- 100 ml water
- 2 tsp chilli paste
- 20 g natural sweetener
- 10 g garlic
- 10 g ginger
- 50 g honey
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with water

## Instructions

1. To your diced chicken breast, add white pepper, garlic and onion powder, diced garlic, ginger, soy sauce, one egg, and a tiny bit of black pepper. Mix it all together.
2. In a bowl, add potato starch and coat every piece of chicken evenly.
3. Spray the chicken generously with light cooking oil spray and air fry or oven bake until golden brown and crispy.
4. For the Korean glaze, to a pan on low heat add equal parts soy sauce and water.
5. Add chilli paste, natural sweetener, more garlic, ginger, a drizzle of honey, white vinegar and cornstarch mixed with water to help it thicken.
6. Mix it together until the sauce is nice and sweet and thick.
7. Add the chicken back in and mix well to coat it completely.
8. Divide into four equal servings with white rice or your choice of sides and toppings.

## Equipment

- bowl
- pan
- air fryer or oven
- measuring cups and spoons

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNd8eYbnD/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ac539b7b-1ebb-48db-9883-8bdd483301fe
- Extracted: 2025-03-28

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