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Spicy Fried Chicken Bites

This is a mash up of Japanese and Korean fried chicken. The best of both worlds in one bite!
Cuisine: Korean Inspired
Author: Amy Kim | kimchi MOM

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • 2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoons mirin
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 2 pounds boneless skinless, chicken thighs cut into 2-inch cubes
  • For the spicy gochujang sauce:
  • 1/4 cup gochujang
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • 2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 3 Tablespoon honey or brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white flour
  • 1/2 cup potato flour
  • Cooking oil

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, mix together the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, mirin, a pinch of salt, and black pepper. Add the chicken and give it a few stirs until the chicken is coated. Let marinate for at least 20 minutes.
  • In the meantime, in another bowl, whisk together the gochujang, soy sauce, sesame oil, white vinegar, ginger, garlic, and honey. Set aside.
  • In a shallow pan or rimmed platter, mix together the white flour and potato flour.
  • In a skillet or shallow pan, pour enough cooking oil to about a 1-inch depth. Heat the oil over medium heat to about 350 degrees F.
  • Remove the chicken from the marinade, shake the excess off the pieces, and toss the pieces in the flour mixture until fully coated.
  • Carefully add the chicken into the oil. Work in batches. Cook one side until a light golden brown, about 3 minutes and flip. Cook that side until golden brown, about another 3 minutes.Scoop finished chicken onto a baking rack or platter lined with paper towels.
  • Repeat for the remaining chicken pieces.
  • Once cooled, place the chicken in a large mixing bowl. Add enough gochujang sauce to coat the pieces.