Sweet & Spicy Gochujang Chicken Recipe

 

Close up on a bowl of white rice, topped with sweet and spicy gochujang chicken.
Sweet and Spicy Gochujang Chicken

 

Ingredients

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

 

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Stir together gochujang, soy sauce, sweet rice wine, honey, garlic, sesame oil, and ginger in a small bowl.
  3. Heat oil over medium-high in a wok or large skillet. Add half of the chicken to the wok; cook and stir over medium-high until chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
  4. Remove chicken from the wok. Repeat with remaining chicken. Return all cooked chicken pieces to the wok.
  5. Stir sauce well. Add to the wok; cook and stir until sauce has thickened and is bubbly, about 3 minutes.
  6. Top with sesame seeds and green onions. Serve immediately with rice.

 

Recipe courtesy of Allrecipes