Recipe: Perfect Dakgalbi (Korean spicy chicken)

Dakgalbi (Korean spicy chicken). 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. Essentially, dak galbi / dakgalbi (닭갈비) is spicy chicken stir fried in a large pan, which is often a cast iron pan.

Popular in the Chuncheon region of South Korea, Dakgalbi is spicy Korean stir fried chicken usually cooked with rice cakes, cabbage, carrot and sweet potato. The marinade has a gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste) base paired with the Korean chilli flakes to give it a good heat that will warm your soul without your eyes watering.. This delicious Korean Chicken Dak Galbi recipe is full of tender chicken, a deliciously spicy sauce and lovely veggies. You can cook Dakgalbi (Korean spicy chicken) using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Dakgalbi (Korean spicy chicken)

1. Prepare of Marinate Sauce for chicken.
2. Prepare of chicken tight fillet.
3. You need of gochugaru (Korean red hot pepper flakes).
4. Prepare of Gochujang (Korean red chili paste).
5. You need of soy sauce.
6. It's of garlic cloves (minced).
7. Prepare of minced ginger.
8. It's of mirin.
9. Prepare of maple syrup.
10. It's of sesame oil.
11. Prepare of Black pepper (to your liking).
12. You need of Vegetables and extras.
13. It's of cabbages.
14. You need of sweet potatoes.
15. It's of sliced mushrooms.
16. It's of medium size onion.
17. Prepare of spring onion.
18. You need of Mozzarella cheese (optional).
19. Prepare of cooking oil.

This spicy chicken recipe is a non-traditional take on Dak Galbi you can easily make at home. It is a spicy stir-fried chicken dish made with boneless chicken pieces, rice cakes (tteokbokki tteok), green cabbage, sweet potato, and other vegetables. Dak means chicken, and galbi means ribs. DakGalbi (Chuncheon Chicken Fried Rice) Much like my Soft Tofu Stew recipe, you can make the sauce first and use the leftover later.

Dakgalbi (Korean spicy chicken) instructions

1. Cut chicken into small bite pieces and put it in a bowl with all marinate ingredients. You cannot substitute the hot pepper flakes and hot pepper paste with other thing (it has to be the Korean version), or it will change the flavour completely..
2. Mix everything together until all combined. Wear gloves or use spoon/fork to mix it, as it's hot! Set aside and marinate for at least 30mins (longer is better)..
3. Prepared the mixed veggies while waiting for chicken to be marinated. Chopped veggies to smaller sizes/chunks..
4. Heat up the cooking oil on a wide narrow pan (if you have) skillet/paela pan should work (medium heat). Placed chopped veggies on the pan, top it with the marinated chicken and the rest of the marinate sauce, let it cook for 3-4 mins without stirring it..
5. Slowly stir the chicken with the rest of the veggies, so the sauce will be well distributed on the pan. Do not stir the pan too often, only stir occasionally..
6. Optional: once everything are cooked and sauce is thicken, make space in the middle of your pan and placed the mozzarella cheese and top it with sesame seeds. Served with rice and other Korean side dish (kimchi, bean sprouts etc)..

Spicy BBQ Dakgalbi is perfect for your BBQ parties or dinner parties. It is healthy, very quick to make and the taste is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! It tastes sweet, spicy and warm and the meat is tender and juicy. Dakgalbi is a delicious, spicy grilled chicken dish that's a popular choice for friends who are getting together to go out to eat. In Korea it's communal dish that's cooked and shared among a small, intimate group of people, so it naturally stimulates conversation and a good time.