Korean Spicy Chicken. Tender chicken cooked in a delicious, spicy, smoky and sweet sauce. A fantastic main dish ready in 30 minutes with minimal ingredients.
What is Korean Spicy Chicken?
Korean Spicy Chicken features juicy chicken marinated and stir fried in a spicy, smoky, sweet gochujang sauce with a hint of sesame. It's a delicious Korean-inspired dish that is packed with flavor. Great as a main dish and serves best with rice and veggies.
I have a big passion for Korean food and I remember when I had my first taste of this dish at Korean restaurant. It was absolutely incredible and since that experience I knew I had to try developing my own version of it. After making this same dish so many times, I've finally mastered a recipe that I believe you will love and enjoy. It's so simple and quick and comes together in one pan!
Ingredients
- Skinless boneless chicken thighs
- Water
- Shallots or Small Onion
- Neutral oil
- Green onions
- Sesame seeds
Chicken Marinade
- Gochujang: aka Korean red pepper paste
- Gochugaru: aka Korean red pepper flakes
- Garlic
- Mirin
- Sesame oil
- Regular soy sauce: or substitute with low sodium soy sauce or light soy sauce. If you’re gluten-free, substitute with tamari sauce, coconut aminos or a gluten-free soy sauce of your choice.
- Salt
- White sugar or honey
How to make Korean Spicy Chicken
Create Marinade
In a small bowl, mix together marinade ingredients until smooth.
Marinate Chicken
Then add sliced chicken into the bowl and mix. Set aside as you prepare the other ingredients.
Fry Aromatics
In a large pan on medium heat, fry onions or shallots in vegetable oil until soft.
Add Marinated Chicken
Then add marinated chicken with sauce. Fry the chicken on each side for about 2 minutes.
Add Water & Simmer Chicken
Add water and let it simmer for 12-15 minutes (uncovered) until chicken is cooked and sauce has thickened.
Garnish & Serve
Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve with rice and veggies!
Other Korean recipes you may like!
- Dakbokkeumtang Korean Chicken Stew
- Dak Galbi (Korean Spicy Chicken Stir Fry)
- Korean Fried Chicken
- Jeyuk Bokkeum
📖 Recipe
Easy & Quick Korean Spicy Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs sliced thinly
- ¼ cup water
- 1 shallot or onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
- 1 green onion finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds
Marinade:
- 1 tablespoon gochujang
- 4 teaspoon gochugaru
- 4 teaspoon garlic minced
- 2 teaspoon mirin
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon regular soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together marinade ingredients until smooth.
- Then add sliced chicken into the bowl and mix. Set aside as you prepare the other ingredients.
- In a large pan on medium heat, fry onions or shallots in vegetable oil until soft.
- Then add marinated chicken with sauce. Fry the chicken on each side for about 2 minutes.
- Add water and let it simmer for 12-15 minutes (uncovered) until chicken is cooked and sauce has thickened.
- Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve with rice and veggies!
Melia
This was so good, so smoky and I enjoyed how spicy it was. Thank you for this delicious recipe.
Heidi | The Frugal Girls
I really appreciated your tip for adding some melted cheddar cheese on top to tone down the heat. That is an easy way to adjust the spice level of each individual serving without having to change the whole dish.