If I have a "specialty" for main dishes this would be it. I discovered Korean Chicken for the first time at Hanalei's Snack Shop's "Chili Pepper Chicken." Fried chicken is just my weakness. Dip it in this sauce and it's a deadly combination. I think I could eat this everyday...
Ingredients
Chicken:
5 lbs Chicken wings and drumsticks (best if skin is on for that extra CRUNCH!)1 1/2 cups Flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
Oil for frying
Dipping Sauce:
3/4 cup shoyu1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup mirin (sweet cooking rice wine)
2 Tablespoons sesame oil
4 cloves garlic , minced
1-2 hawaiian chili peppers, minced or 1-2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
Garnish
3 sprigs green onion, chopped (optional)Sesame seeds (optional)
Directions
- Heat oil to medium high heat.
- Dry chicken as much as possible, coat it in flour/cornstarch mixture and fry until medium dark golden brown. Drain on paper towel.
- Meanwhile, mix all the sauce ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Set to simmer.
- After all the chicken is fried, remove the sauce from heat and dip into sauce.
- Garnish the chicken with sesame seeds and green onion.
- Your'e ready to go! Eat with rice!
My go-to recipe when I need to impress someone with my cooking skills. Can make it spicier depending on pepper used. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteSo brother, are you saying that this recipe only works 1 out of 3 times on impressing a girl? That sounds good enough to me!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat is Shoyu - is it the soya paste or the red pepper paste ?
ReplyDeleteHi Minoo, shoyu is soy sauce. We call it shoyu here in Hawaii. Thanks for asking!
DeleteMaking it again this week. Might have to make musubis and light a candle to make it a romantic dinner.
ReplyDeletewhat is a good substitute for Hawaiian chillis
ReplyDeleteAny pepper that has some heat depending on your preference can work!
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