Korean Fried Chicken (Dakgangjeong) | The Perfect Purée

Korean Fried Chicken (Dakgangjeong) | The Perfect Purée

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The flavor of Dakgangjeong (Korean Fried Chicken) perfectly balances sweet, spicy, and savory. Made with soy sauce, garlic, ginger...

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp. ginger, minced
  • 1 tbsp. cooking rice wine
  • potato starch, as needed
  • oil for deep frying, as needed
  • 1 ½ tsp. The Perfect Purée Sweet Ginger, thawed
  • ¼ serrano, thinly sliced (around 5-6 slices)
  • ¼ yellow onion, small diced
  • 6 dried chilis
  • 2 tbsp. soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp. corn syrup (oligo syrup recommended)
  • 1 tbsp. light brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp. gochujang
  • 2 tbsp. oil
  • Toasted sesame seeds
  • Scallions, thinly sliced
  • ⅓ cup peanuts, toasted and roughly chopped (optional)

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