Chicken yannyom

Votes: 1

Time: 8 hours 35 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

Korean yangnyeom chicken is fried chicken pieces in a sticky, sweet-and-spicy glaze, served as a main course with rice or as an appetizer with alcohol. For this recipe, the chicken is first baked, then cut into pieces, which are immediately coated in batter and deep-fried. This method ensures thin, crispy skin. It's irresistible!

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Grilled chicken

2 tablespoons coarse salt
2 tablespoons grilled chicken seasoning
1 tbsp ground gochukaru pepper (Korean red pepper)
2 whole chickens

Batter

1 cup cornstarch
1 cup premium flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
0.5 tsp ground black pepper
0.5 tsp coarse salt
Oil for deep frying

Yannyom sauce

4 tbsp. gochujang
4 tbsp. ketchup
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. cola
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup Sriracha sauce
0.5 cup white vinegar
2 tablespoons red chili flakes
2 tbsp. ground gochukaru
1 tbsp. minced garlic
1 tbsp granulated garlic

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Grilled chicken:

Combine salt, grilled chicken seasoning, and gochukara in a bowl. Sprinkle the seasoning over all sides of the chicken, then refrigerate for 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 270°C. Bake the chicken for 2 hours. Let cool for 1 hour.

Batter:

Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together the cornstarch, flour, baking powder, garlic powder, pepper, salt, and 2.5 cups of water until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Cut each chicken into 10-12 pieces. Dip in batter.
Heat oil in a deep fryer to 160°C. Deep-fry the chicken until crispy, about 3 minutes.
Heat a frying pan or wok and add 750g of yangnyeom sauce. Heat the sauce, then gently stir in the chicken, coating each piece. Serve immediately.

Yannyom sauce:
Yield: 6 servings

In a large bowl, whisk together the gochujang, ketchup, sugar, cola, corn syrup, soy sauce, sriracha, vinegar, chili flakes, gochukara, and all the garlic.