Spicy Chicken and Vegetables - Dakgalbi
Delicious stir fry served with ssam and banchan to make for a delicious and varied eating experience.
Spicy Chicken and Vegetables - Dakgalbi
Serves 4
As one of the first Korean dishes I ever made, dakgalbi will always be one of my favorite things to eat. Chicken, vegetables and rice cakes cooked in a spicy gochujang sauce and finished with perilla leaves to make a delicious meal. I love how the vegetables and chicken caramelize ever so slightly in the sauce as it cooks.
Ingredients
Sauce
15g (1 T) ginger, grated
12 garlic cloves, grated
4 T gochujang
3 T gochugaru
3 T soy sauce
2 T sesame oil
2 T honey
2 T mirin
2 T soju or vodka
1 t ground black pepper
1 t rice or apple cider vinegar
.75 t salt
Chicken & Vegetables
454g (1 lb) chicken wings, split
454g (1 lb) boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
340g (.75 lbs) green cabbage, cut into large pieces
300g (1 large) onion, cut into large dice
290g (1 large) Korean sweet potato or Yukon gold, cut into .25 in sticks
240g (1.25 c) rice cakes (cylinder or sliced), soaked in hot water for 20 mins
230g (.5 lbs) carrot, cut into .25 in slices
14-16 perilla leaves, sliced
4 scallions, sliced
2 cheongyang chili or serrano, sliced
2 non spicy red chili, sliced
Serving
Ssamjang
Kimchi
Perilla leaves
Lettuces for ssam
Cooked white rice
Recipe Know-how
1. In a medium bowl, combine all sauce ingredients. Set aside.
2. Mix all of the chicken with half of the sauce. Refrigerate overnight.
Refrigerate remaining sauce in a separate container.
3. In a large non-stick saute pan, heat 1 T vegetable oil on medium-high.
Add chicken and chilis, saute 7 minutes.
Add carrots, onions and potatoes. Cook 5 minutes.
Add all remaining ingredients including leftover sauce. Cook stirring occasionally for 20 minutes.
Adjust the heat as necessary so that the ingredients do not burn and the rice cakes do not stick to the pan.
When finished, there should not be a lot of liquid left in the pan.
4. Serve in pan with ssam and rice.