Recipe: Yummy Korean Yang-nyeom Chicken

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Korean Yang-nyeom Chicken. Yangnyeom chicken (Korean: 양념치킨) is a variety of Korean fried chicken seasoned with a sweet and spicy sauce of gochujang, garlic, sugar, and other spices. It is often eaten as anju, food consumed while drinking, in South Korea. Julia Moskin, writing for The New York Times, called yangnyeom chicken "the apotheosis of the Korean style" of fried chicken.

Its popularity also seems to grow fast outside Korea.

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You can cook Korean Yang-nyeom Chicken using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Korean Yang-nyeom Chicken

1. Prepare 1 of large Boneless chicken thigh (250-300g).

2. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Olive oil.

3. It’s 2-3 pinches of Salt & pepper.

4. It’s 1/4 cup of Flour, for dusting chicken or as needed.

5. You need of Oil for deep-frying you can also broil or pan fry as needed.

6. It’s of ↓ Spicy Sauce ↓.

7. You need 2 Tbsp of Olive or vegetable oil.

8. It’s 2 Tbsp of Tomato, finely chopped.

9. You need 1 Tbsp of Onion, finely chopped.

10. You need 1 clove of Garlic, finely chopped.

11. It’s 1 Tbsp of Gochujan Korean hot pepper paste | 고추장.

12. It’s 1-2 tsp of Cayenne/ground chili pepper (more = more spicy).

13. It’s 1 Tbsp of Sugar.

14. It’s 1-1.5 tsp of Lemon juice or vinegar.

15. You need pinch of Black pepper.

16. Prepare 2 tsp of Sesame seeds.

Wash the chicken (optional) and drain.

If you wash the chicken, thoroughly clean the sink and the surrounding area afterwards with soap to prevent contamination from raw chicken.

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Korean Yang-nyeom Chicken instructions

1. Cut chicken into chunks and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix with 1 Tbsp olive oil and let marinade for 30 minutes..

2. In a pan, add all ingredients for the spicy sauce. Bring to simmer on low heat, stirring to mix well..

3. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stop heat and set aside while preparing chicken..

4. Put some flour in a bowl and dust each piece of chicken evenly by rolling in flour..

5. Deep-fry in about 1 inch/3 cm hot oil until crispy. You can choose to broil in the oven or fry in a frying pan as an alternative, but deep-frying will get you the best texture..

6. Fry in batches if needed. Once crispy and golden brown, remove and let excess oil drain. (It took about 2-3 minutes for bite-size pieces when I cooked)..

7. Bring the spicy sauce to a low simmer and add the cooked chicken to the pan. Coat well with sauce and remove to serving dish..

8. Topping with some chopped peanuts or almonds gives it a nice accent and extra crunch!.

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