Posted on Tue 14th November 2023
Bulgogi Chicken
Discover the taste of Korea with this delicious chicken bulgogi recipe.
Cuisine
Korean
Time
30 mins
Servings
6 people
Ingredients
- 1 curly leaf lettuce
- 1 cup cooked japanese / korean short grain
- 1 small daikon
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 ½ tablespoons Korean chilli flakes
- ½ tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 spring onions, finely chopped into rings
- 1 tablespoon vegan fish sauce (swapsies: fish sauce or light soy sauce)
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 thumb sized piece fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 2 spring onions
- ½ tablespoon gochujang
- 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Method
Preparation
To make the Daikon Salad
Use a potato peeler to shave the daikon into thin slices. layer the slices on top of eachother, roll up and chop up. Place in a bowl with the rest of the salad ingredients and mix. Set that aside.
Cooking
To make the Bulgogi Chicken
Place the marinade ingredients into a blender and blitz. Slice up the chicken thighs into very thin slices. Place in a bowl with the marinade and massage. Coat the bottom of a pan with oil, and get it up to smoking hot on the hob, add a bit of oil and add the chicken. Cook through until the chicken is nicely charred and glazed. Fry some sliced onion in the leftover chicken juices, adding a little water to deglaze.
Serve
Place some rice in a lettuce cup, top with some daikon salad and slice of chicken and onion. Enjoy!