The Korean Goochujang Chicken with Szechuan Savor is a quick Korean-inspired wok dish that pairs sweet and sour flavors. Serve with rice for a delicious, quick, and flavorful meal.

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Gochujang Chicken Ingredients

Here are some of the things you will need to prepare this sweet and hot gochujang chicken recipe:

1 Soy sauce:  Because soy sauce contains less sodium, it has a much richer, umami-packed taste.

2 Gochujang: The first ingredient in this recipe is ⅓ of a cup of Korean hot pepper paste (gochujang).

3 Mirin: Mirin is a sweet rice wine that adds an umami-rich but slightly sweet taste to the dish.

4 Honey:  Honey adds the adjective “sweet” to the adjective “spicy”.

5 Sesame oil: Depending on your preference, you can add 1 or 2 teaspoons sesame oil.

6 Garlic: Increase the spice by adding three garlic cloves.

7 Ginger:  Grinding your own fresh ginger is the best way to get the best results.

8 Canola oil: Cook the chicken in canola oil. 

9 Chicken:  Choose boneless skinless chicken thighs.Skinless boneless chicken thighs

10 Garnishes: Topped with Sesame Seeds and Green Onion, Serve with Gochujang Chicken

11 Rice: Now chicken is served over white rice.Goochujang Chicken

How to Make Korean Gochujang Chicken

While you can find the complete, easy-to-follow instructions below, here’s a quick rundown of what you’ll need to know when you’re making homemade Gochujang Chicken.

1 Combine the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and heat up the chicken in the wok.

2 Add the sauce ingredients (along with the chicken) to the pan and cook until bubbly and thick.

3 Garnish with rice and serve .

What to Serve With Korean Gochujang Chicken

Quick and Easy Gochujang Chicken with Rice and Steamed Vegetables for a Healthy Weeknight Dinner, says Kathryn. She also suggests folding the leftover chicken into a wonton wrap (with cream cheese if desired), and deep frying it for a crispy and decadent appetizer.

Korean Gochujang Chicken

Gochujang Chicken recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine korean

Servings 6

Calories 574 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1/3 cup gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
• 2 tablespoons sweet rice wine (mirin)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 4 tablespoons sodium-reduced soy sauce
• 3 cloves garlic, grated
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
• 11/2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
• 3 teaspoons thinly bias-sliced green onions
• 6 cups cooked rice

Instructions

 

• 1: All you have to do is gather all the ingredients.
• 2: Combine:

  Goochujang

  Soy sauce

  Sweet rice wine

  Honey

  Garlic

  Sesame oil

  Ginger
• 3: In a medium-sized wok or a large cast iron pan, heat the oil to medium-high. Add half the chicken pieces to the pan; cook and toss over medium heat until the chicken isn’t pink anymore (about 5 minutes).
• 4: Take the chicken out of the pan. Do the same with the rest of the chicken. Put all cooked chicken back in the pan.
• 5 : Add the sauce to the wok and cook until thickened and bubbly (about 3 minutes).
• 6 : Add Sesame Seeds and Green Onion. Serve with rice.

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