How authentic is this? I have no idea. But it's good and it's easy to make.
| 2 lbs | chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces |
| 2 | large eggs |
| 1 cup | corn starch |
| canola
or vegetable oil for frying |
|
| cooked rice |
|
| Sauce | |
| 6 tbl | butter |
| 8 cloves | garlic,
minced |
| 2 tbl | fresh ginger, minced or grated |
| 2 tbl | honey |
| ½ cup | packed brown sugar |
| 4 tbl | soy
sauce, we use low sodium |
| 2 tbl | rice vinegar |
| 1 tbl | sesame oil |
| 2 tbl | gochujang,
(sauce is easier to use than paste, it dissolves better) |
| thinly sliced green onions, just the green parts | |
| sesame seeds | |
Crack the
eggs into a bowl, and beat well. The better you beat the
eggs, the easier the next step will be.
Put half of
the corn starch in a pie plate. Put half of the chicken
pieces in the egg wash and stir to make sure all sides are
covered. Take the chicken out of the egg wash, and put it
in the pie plate with the corn starch. Roll the chicken
pieces in the corn starch, making sure that all sides are
covered. Put the chicken pieces on wax paper, making sure
they don't touch. (If they touch they will glue together
and be difficult to separate for cooking) Repeat these
steps with the remaining chicken.
Put 1½" of oil in a frying pan and heat it to 375°. Add one third to one half of the chicken to the oil and cook for 4 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the oil, and put it on a paper towel lined plate. Fry the remaining chicken as before.
While the
chicken is frying, get the sauce ingredients together as the
next steps go fast.
As soon as
the chicken has been fried, put the butter in a non-stick frying
pan and turn the heat to medium. When the butter melts,
add the garlic and ginger. Cook this for 30 seconds,
Now add the honey and brown sugar. Cook this only until
the brown sugar has dissolved. Now add the soy sauce rice
vinegar, sesame oil, and gochujang. Cook this until
everything reaches a simmer. Turn the heat off.
Now put the
chicken in a bowl large enough to hold all of it while
stirring. Pour the sauce over the chicken and stir to
cover.
Add some cooked rice to a bowl and use a spoon to scoop a serving sized portion of the sauced chicken pieces and some sauce, and spread everything over the rice. Sprinkle some green onions over everything, then the sesame seeds. Serve.