Crispy Korean Fried Chicken
Crispy fried chicken bites tossed in a sticky, sweet, and spicy Korean-style sauce made with garlic, gochujang, soy sauce, and ketchup. Finished with sesame seeds and spring onions for the perfect homemade fried chicken recipe.
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 750 grams chicken breast cut into bite-sized cubes
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp MSG optional
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp baking powder for extra crispiness
- 1 egg
- 1 cup cornstarch or cornflour
- Oil for frying
- Sesame seeds and spring onions for garnish
For the Sauce
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 1 tbsp gochujang paste
- 4 –5 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp vinegar
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the chicken with soy sauce, salt, white pepper, MSG if using, garlic powder, onion powder, baking powder, and egg.
- Add the cornstarch and coat the chicken well.
- Fry in hot oil in batches until golden and crispy.
- In another pan, heat oil and sauté the chopped garlic until fragrant.
- Add soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce, gochujang, ketchup, brown sugar, and vinegar. Stir and simmer briefly until glossy.
- Add the fried chicken and toss until evenly coated.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and spring onions.
- Serve hot.