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Korean Fried Chicken

⏱ Prep: 15 min 🔥 Cook: 20 min ⏳ Total: 35 min

Source: Sam the Cooking Guy (YouTube)

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Instructions

Sauce

  1. Mix gochujang, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, apple cider vinegar, and minced garlic together in a bowl. Set aside.

Chicken

  1. Chop chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces and remove extra fat.
  2. Add chicken pieces to a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Add potato starch and mix chicken around to coat all sides.
  4. Add vegetable oil to a cast iron pan about halfway up and bring to ~350°F.
  5. Add chicken to oil and fry for 8 minutes.
  6. Remove chicken from oil and let extra oil drip off. Let rest on a rack for 2–3 minutes.
  7. Bring oil up to ~365°F.
  8. Add the already-fried chicken back to the oil for another 8 minutes (double fry).
  9. Remove chicken and let extra oil drip off.
  10. Pour sauce over chicken and toss to coat.
  11. Serve over rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green onion.