Spicy & Sweet Fire-Sauced Chicken
Chef Ryu Soo-young’s ‘10,000 Won Chicken’ Recipe! Make Your Own Delicious Fire Sauce Chicken at Home
Introducing ‘Fire-Sauced Chicken,’ easily made at home using Chef Ryu Soo-young’s ‘10,000 Won Chicken’ recipe from Pyeonstorang. This dish features a special spicy and sweet sauce that enhances the chicken’s flavor, creating a wonderful meal the whole family can enjoy. Make your hearty, budget-friendly chicken feast right now!
Essential Ingredients
- 1kg Chicken cut for stir-fry (approx. 1 whole chicken)
- 1 stalk Green onion (for aromatic flavor)
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
First, let’s prepare the chicken. Rinse the 1kg of chicken cut for stir-fry under cold running water. Thoroughly remove any remaining blood, impurities, or bits of organs to ensure a clean taste without any gamey odor. Drain the chicken well using a colander. Trim off the hard tips of the chicken wings with scissors. For the chicken legs, carefully cut through the tendons on the inside. This preparation helps the meat plump up appealingly when cooked.
Step 2
Now, it’s time to cook the chicken to perfection. Heat a frying pan over high heat until thoroughly hot. Place the drained chicken pieces into the hot pan, skin-side down. Arrange the chicken so it doesn’t overlap too much. Placing chicken into a very hot pan prevents it from sticking. Sprinkle about 3-4 pinches of salt over the chicken for seasoning. Keep the heat on high and cook for 3 minutes without stirring. It’s important not to move the chicken during this initial searing stage.
Step 3
After 3 minutes, lift the lid and flip the chicken pieces. Continue to cook, turning occasionally, until golden brown and nicely seared on all sides. This ensures the chicken cooks evenly and develops a delicious crust.
Step 4
Chop one stalk of green onion into 4-5cm (about 1.5-2 inch) pieces. After the chicken has been cooking for about 10 minutes, add the chopped green onion to the pan. Cover the pan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. This allows the green onion to release its aromatic oils into the pan, creating a delicious ‘scallion oil’ flavor.
Step 5
Reduce the heat to low and let the chicken steam for 2 minutes. This helps to keep the chicken moist and tender inside.
Step 6
Transfer the beautifully cooked chicken and green onion to a separate dish. This step prevents the chicken from breaking apart when you toss it with the sauce later.
Step 7
Now, let’s make the spicy and sweet fire sauce. With the heat turned off, add 4 tablespoons of gochugaru (Korean chili powder) to the pan. Stir well to coat the powder with any remaining oil, effectively creating chili oil. If there isn’t enough oil, add another tablespoon of cooking oil. This technique helps to mellow the harshness of the chili powder and deepen its flavor.
Step 8
Add all the sauce ingredients: 4 tablespoons gochugaru, 3 tablespoons sugar, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 4 tablespoons ketchup, 1 tablespoon gochujang (Korean chili paste), 1 tablespoon minced garlic, and 0.5 tablespoon minced ginger. If you’re serving this to children, you can omit the gochujang or reduce its amount, and also decrease the gochugaru to adjust the spice level.
Step 9
Turn the heat to low and stir the sauce ingredients constantly as they cook. It’s important to keep stirring to prevent the sauce from burning.
Step 10
Once the sauce is combined, add 20 twists of freshly ground black pepper and 5 tablespoons of corn syrup (or rice syrup). Stir everything together as the sauce gently heats up. The corn syrup adds a wonderful gloss and a distinctive sweet flavor, similar to ‘pat-byeot’ (caramelized nuts). This completes our delicious fire sauce!
Step 11
Add all the cooked chicken pieces back into the pan with the prepared sauce. Turn the heat to high and quickly toss everything together to coat the chicken evenly.
Step 12
The key is to stir-fry quickly over high heat. This allows the sauce to penetrate the chicken and create a glossy coating without burning. Toss for about 1-2 minutes until the chicken and sauce are well combined.
Step 13
Finally, sprinkle with sesame seeds for a beautiful finish! Your delicious Spicy & Sweet Fire-Sauced Chicken is ready. Enjoy the mouthwatering appearance and incredible taste for a delightful meal!
