Hi Everyone! Today I will make a delicious chicken dish called “gyochon chicken” or “ganjang chicken” in Korean. Gyochon chicken is a popular Korean restaurant brand. Their specialty is this deep fried chicken covered with a sweet and salty sauce. Many people requested this dish; they particularly mentioned the name “Gyochon chicken.” It was interesting to see that so many people know and love this. To make it a little healthier and easier to make, I baked my chicken instead of deep frying it. The result was just as good. The crispy and chewy chicken, with savory sauce, tastes great. Try it someday. π
Yield: 12 Pieces
Short Korean Lesson
- SiSo (μμ) = See-saw
- GeuNe (κ·Έλ€) = Swing
Video Instructions
Chicken Ingredients
- 12 Pieces drumette or wingettes (1Β½ lb)
- 1 Cup Milk
- 1 Tbsp Cooking Wine (Optional)
- ΒΌ tsp Salt
- β tsp Black Pepper
- ΒΌ Cup Korean Frying Mix or All Purpose Flour
- ΒΌ Cup Cornstarch
- Β½ Tbsp Sesame Seeds
Sauce Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Water
- 1 Tbsp Cooking Oil
- Β½ Tbsp Garlic, Minced
- 2 Generous tsp Sugar
- Β½ tsp Vinegar
Directions
Obtain about 12 pieces (1Β½ lb) of drumette or wingettes. Soak the chicken in 1 cup of milk for about 20 minutes. This helps to get rid of any bad chicken flavor and improves the texture of the chicken. If you do not like chicken wings or drumsticks, you can replace them with chicken tenders.
20 minutes later, drain and wash the chicken.
Make cuts in both side of the chicken. This will help it absorb the flavor better.
Marinate the chicken with 1 Tbsp of cooking wine (Optional), ΒΌ tsp of salt, and β tsp of black pepper for about 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400Β°F or preheat your cooking oil if you are going to deep fry it.
Add ΒΌ cup Korean frying mix and ΒΌ Cup Cornstarch in a zipper bag. Shake it well to mix it. If you do not have Korean frying mix, you can use all-purpose flour as a substitute.
Put all the chicken pieces in the flour mixture and shake it gently, until all of the pieces are covered evenly with the flour.
Spray some cooking spray on a baking sheet.
Place each piece of chicken on the baking sheet. If you are going to deep fry the chicken, deep fry the chicken in this step until both sides of the chicken become golden brown.
Bake the chicken in a heated oven for about 15 minutes.
Take it out, flip all the pieces, and put it back into the oven for another 15 minutes, or until it has completely cooked. Turn off the heat and leave the chicken in the oven until you finish cooking the sauce.
Add all the ingredients for sauce- 2 Tbsp soy sauce, 2 Tbsp water, 1 Tbsp cooking oil, Β½ Tbsp minced garlic, 2 generous tsp sugar, and Β½ tsp vinegar in a pan and mix them well. Once it start to boil, cook for about 3 minutes on medium-high.
Strain the sauce in a large mixing bowl. If you do not mind having some garlic chunks on your chicken, you can skip this step and just add the baked (or fried) chicken into the sauce pan.
Add the cooked chicken into the sauce bowl and mix them gently.
Sprinkle Β½ Tbsp of sesame seeds on top before serving.
This can be a great party or snack food. π Enjoy!
Great recipe! I also think Kyochon puts garlic powder and even some powdered sugar in their batter.
hi ZenKimchi,
Happy to see your comment. π It is a nice tip. thanks
p.s Your daughter is so cute and pretty. π
Hi Aeri – very healthy chicken recipe! May I ask the temperature you used in the oven? I will definitely try during my kids holiday. Many thanks,
hi JV,
the oven temperature is 400Β°F ^^
Thanks for your comment. Hope your kids love it. hehe
I LOVE IT !!!!
and
am gonna cook it just the way you showed here.
Thanks,
Henry
hi Henry,
If you try it, please let me know. I hope you like it. thanks π
thank you! will definitely make this! π
hi chelle,
Yes, DEFINITELY !! hehe thanks π
@ JY: 400 degrees! π
Thanks a lot! missed the reading there…
I made this and it turned out delicious! It’s a little salty (as I cooked the sauce with the chicken in the pain to make it more caramelized), but I loved it. It even tastes better the next day with rice! π
hi Hannah,
Thanks for trying my recipe. π I also tried this recipe with chicken tenders (Strips) ..and loved the way even better..hehe I agree with you that it tastes better the next day. ^^
Aeri, you helped me learn about Korean ingredients while I was in Korea. Now, I like to make some of your dishes to remember the nice people I met in Okpo. My US friends enjoy the flavors.
hi k alyea,
wow,, so you are came back to US.. how was your experience in korea.. hope you had many good memories over there. π
Hi Aeri! Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe, I tried it over the weekend and it was really yummy! Looking forward to more of your recipes on this site π
hi Shirlyn,
Thanks.. It is always very happy to hear ..people tried my recipe and enjoyed it. π yes I will post more recipes.
I tried this last night and really really yummy. Really easy too.
everyone in the family loves it. I made double batch for the sauce.
π
Thanks heaps Aeri. God Bless!
hi Winnie,
really? assa !! hehe.. thanks I’m happy to hear your family loved it. Make some more for them. π God bless you and your family.
Hello!
This looks super yummy and easy to make. I’m from the US, but I’m in love with Korean food and the culture. You’re blog is really helpful to newbies like me to experiment with Korean cooking. I’m going to try this recipe along with the pickled radish. Thanks so much!
hi Celeste,
Welcome to my website. π I’m very happy to meet you. Yes, please try this. Hope you like it. Thank you. ^^
I have tried making this yesterday and it was super delicious! Thanks a lot for the recipe aeri π
hi syalala,
I’m glad that you liked it. thanks π
if you cooked the chicken with the sauce from the start minus the flour mixture…you’d have filipino adobo…
hi mikase,
I can understand what you mean.. it is so interesting that different country food have similarities..right ? ^^ thanks