Korean Fried Chicken

Name: Korean Fried Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 8 Waitoa Free Range Chicken Wings (cut in halves); 200 ml buttermilk; 1 tbsp salt; white pepper; 4 tbsp self raising flour; 2 tbsp potato flour; 2 tbsp rice flour; oil for frying; 2 tbsp Chantal Organics Tomato Sauce; 2 tbsp sriracha; 2 heaped tbsp gochujang (optional); 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 4 tbsp caster sugar; 2.5 cm piece fresh ginger (minced); 1 tsp Lee Kum Kee Pure Sesame Oil; 2 spring onions (green part only thinly sliced); black sesame seeds

a white bowl filled with korean fried chicken garnished with spring onions and chopsticks crossed on the side of the bowl.

This sticky, yet crispy Korean fried chicken is the ultimate comfort food. It is super simple to make. Twice-fried and marinated overnight in seasoned buttermilk, this chicken is super tender and delicious.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Course Dinner, Lunch

Servings Wings

Ingredients

For the chicken marinade

8 Waitoa Free Range Chicken Wings cut in halves
200 ml buttermilk
1 tbsp salt
white pepper

For the coating

4 tbsp self raising flour
2 tbsp potato flour
2 tbsp rice flour
oil for frying

For the Korean Barbecue Sauce

2 tbsp Chantal Organics Tomato Sauce
2 tbsp sriracha
2 heaped tbsp gochujang optional
4 tbsp rice wine vinegar
4 tbsp caster sugar
2.5 cm piece fresh ginger minced
1 tsp Lee Kum Kee Pure Sesame Oil

For the garnish

2 spring onions green part only thinly sliced
black sesame seeds

Instructions

Place buttermilk in a large bowl. Season the buttermilk with salt and plenty of white pepper. Add chicken wings and combine well. Cover and leave to marinade in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
In another bowl, mix self raising flour, potato flour and rice flour. Take the excess marinade off the chicken pieces with your hands and coat them with the flour mixture.
Heat oil in a deep fryer or a large saucepan to 140°C. Fry the chicken wings for 10-12 minutes until cooked through. Take them out on kitchen towel. Set aside. The chicken should be cooked but still white outside.
While the chicken is cooking for the first time, make the Korean Barbecue Sauce. In a saucepan mix tomato sauce, sriracha, gochujang, rice wine vinegar, ginger and sugar. Heat to boil, then simmer for a few minutes to thicken. Remove from the heat. Add and sesame oil.
Increase the oil temperature in the deep-fryer to hot - at least 190°C. Fry the chicken again for 3-5 minutes until golden and crispy. Drain the chicken on a piece of kitchen towel.
In a bowl, pour ? of the sauce over the chicken. Toss to coat.
Place the chicken in a serving dish. Pour remaining sauce, garnish with spring onion and sesame seeds. Serve with plenty of serviettes. Enjoy!