Dak Galbi (Korean Spicy Chicken Stir-Fry) recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces, or more as needed
¼ cup gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes)
1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups Korean-style glutinous rice cakes (tteok)
¼ large head cabbage, sliced into strips
1 sweet potato, sliced into rounds
½ onion, chopped
3 scallions, sliced into 1-inch pieces, divided
4 leaves perilla leaves, sliced, or to taste
½ cup water
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Nutrition Info

385.9 calories
carbohydrate: 52.8 g
cholesterol: 58.5 mg
fat: 7.3 g
fiber: 3.4 g
protein: 25.8 g
saturatedFat: 1.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 384.1 mg
sugar: 7.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a large nonstick saucepan. Add chicken pieces, cook and stir until nearly opaque, 4 to 7 minutes.

  2. Combine gochujang, soy sauce, gochugaru, mirin, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic, black pepper, and ginger in a bowl. Add to the saucepan with the chicken. Cook and stir until chicken pieces are browned and well coated, 3 to 5 minutes.

  3. Stir rice cakes, cabbage, sweet potato, and onion into the skillet with the chicken mixture. Cook until sweet potato changes color, about 10 minutes. Add 2 to 2 1/2 scallions and perilla leaves. Cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add more water if sauce seems to be drying up. Garnish with remaining scallions and sesame seeds.

Recipe Yield

2 pounds of chicken

Recipe Note

Dak galbi is another spicy, stir-fried chicken dish that all Koreans seem to love. The main dish between this and other spicy dishes is the addition of cabbage and usually perilla leaves, giving it a distinct and satisfying aroma. There are many dak galbi restaurants/quasi-bars that set up a single, large frying pan in the center of the table for everyone to enjoy the meal together (Koreans literally love eating together). Serve with rice.

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