Recipe:
500g Chicken wings (You can use any chicken)
2 Tbsp rice wine
2 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp fine sea salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 cup potato starch or corn starch
Some cooking oil for deep frying (I used rice bran oil)
KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN SAUCE
3 Tbsp tomato sauce / ketchup
2 Tbsp gochujang (Korean chilli paste), add 1/2 Tbsp more to make it spicier
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp sesame oil
OPTIONAL – TO GARNISH
Toasted sesame seeds
Geen onion finely chopped or thinly shredded
Instructions:
1. In a bowl, place the chicken, rice wine, ginger, salt and black pepper. Combine them well. Then evenly coat the chicken with the starch and set side.
2. In a separate saucepan, add in the Korean fried chicken sauce ingredients (listed above). Heat the sauce over low medium heat and stir well. Once it starts bubbling, remove the pan from the heat.
3. Cook the chicken in oil @ 190 degrees until cooked through
4. Add the chicken to the sauce and mix well. Pair with your favourite ale.