Sweet and Spicy Gochujang Chicken
Sweet and sour gochujang chicken is a quick wok dish featuring Korean flavors. Serve over rice.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup gochujang Korean hot pepper paste
- 4 tablespoons sodium-reduced soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sweet rice wine mirin
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 cloves garlic grated
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 2 pounds skinless boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
- 3 tablespoons thinly bias-sliced green onions
- 6 cups cooked rice
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Stir together gochujang, soy sauce, sweet rice wine, honey, garlic, sesame oil, and ginger in a small bowl.
- Heat oil over medium-high in a wok or large skillet. Add half of the chicken to the wok; cook and stir over medium-high until chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
- Remove chicken from the wok. Repeat with remaining chicken. Return
- all cooked chicken pieces to the wok.
- Stir sauce well. Add to the wok; cook and stir until sauce has thickened and is bubbly, about 3 minutes.
- Top with sesame seeds and green onions. Serve immediately with rice.