Korean Fried Chicken - Chili Pepper Madness

Ingredients

• 2 pounds chicken legs & chicken thighs (bone in or boneless (I used bone in for this recipe))
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons ginger powder (or use fresh chopped ginger)
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder (or use fresh garlic)
• 1 teaspoon spicy red chili flakes
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup corn starch (or use ½ cup corn starch + ½ up flour)
• 4 cups peanut oil for frying (canola oil is good, or vegetable oil)
• 3 tablespoons tomato sauce (you can use ketchup if you’d like)
• 3 tablespoons gochujang (sub in sriracha if needed)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar (or more to taste)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic (use powder for a smoother sauce)
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger (use powder for a smoother sauce)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoons spicy chili flakes
• FOR SERVING
• Fresh chopped herbs (spicy chili flakes, sesame seeds)