Sweet & spicy chicken

Name: Sweet & spicy chicken
Yield: Serves 3
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 675 g/1½ lb chicken breast fillets or boneless thighs; 15 ml/1 tbsp sugar; 30 ml/2 tbsp maple syrup; 15 garlic cloves, peeled; 3 walnuts, finely chopped; 2 dried red chillies, seeded and sliced; salt and ground black pepper; 15 ml/1 tbsp white wine; 15 ml/1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 15 ml/1 tbsp chilli oil; 30 ml/2 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2.5 ml/½ tsp gochujang chilli paste; ¼ onion, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 7.5 ml/½ tsp pineapple juice; 2 green chillies, sliced; vegetable oil, for deep-frying; 175 g/6 oz/1½ cups cornflour (cornstarch)

Preparation info

Serves
3

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Taste of Korea

By Young Jin Song

Published 2011

About

This deep-fried chicken dish has a spicy kick, mellowed by the sweetness of pineapple and maple syrup. The crisp golden exterior envelops the soft texture of the meat, and the heat of the chilli and garlic lends a real sharpness to the taste.

Ingredients

675 g/1½ lb chicken breast fillets or boneless thighs
175 g/

Asia
Korea
Starter
Spicy
Street Food

Method

Slice the chicken into bitesize strips and season with the salt and pepper.
Combine all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well and add the chicken, rubbing the mixture thoroughly into the meat. Leave to marinate for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle the marinated chicken with a thin coating of cornflour, making sure to cover the meat evenly. Fill a wok

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