# Korean Fried Chicken

Korean fried chicken is known for its extra-crunchy coating, juicy meat, and addictively characteristic sauces.

- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 kg chicken thighs
- 35 g salt
- 35 g sugar
- 500 ml water
- aromatics
- 350 g wheat flour
- 350 g potato starch
- 15 g salt
- 10 g chemical yeast
- 1 cucharilla curry
- iced water
- 70 g gochujang
- 30 g ketchup
- 20 ml soy sauce
- 25 ml mirin
- 35 g honey
- 10 g brown sugar
- 2 dientes garlic
- 20 ml white vinegar
- 125 ml soy sauce
- 30 ml rice vinegar
- 60 ml mirin
- 125 ml brown sugar
- 1 diente garlic
- 2 cm ginger
- pizca dried chilies
- 10 g cornstarch
- 10 ml water
- chopped fried onion
- 1 cucharilla curry
- 2 cucharada yellow mustard
- 1 cucharada Dijon mustard
- 0.5 cucharilla garlic powder
- 3 cucharadas honey
- 1 cucharada rice vinegar
- 2 cucharadas mayonnaise
- chorrito water

## Instructions

1. Cut 1 kg of chicken thighs into pieces.
2. Place the chicken in a bag.
3. Make a chicken brine with salt, sugar, water, and aromatics.
4. Pour the brine over the chicken and marinate it overnight.
5. Mix wheat flour, potato starch, salt, chemical yeast, curry, and water in a bowl.
6. Dip the chicken in the batter, first wet then dry.
7. Fry the chicken for 5 minutes at 170°C and then 2 minutes at 200°C.
8. Mix all the ingredients for the gochujang sauce over medium heat, then coat the chicken, and it's ready.
9. For honey mustard, sauté a chopped onion, then add the curry, yellow mustard, dijon mustard, garlic powder, honey, and rice vinegar; triturate everything with mayonnaise and a splash of water.
10. For sweet soy sauce, mix soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and a pinch of dry chilies; add cornstarch diluted in water at the end and stir until it thickens.

## Tips

- Marinating the chicken in brine overnight is KEY for juicy and tender chicken.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE5HQDQoJZO/?igsh=MTh0aWFsazZpNmxzbg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d3f41413-103a-4085-909c-ec324a78957c
- Extracted: 2025-05-15

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