🍗Korean Fried Chicken Sandwich
by Ben Silver (@Ben Silver)
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Ingredients
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- 6One Medium Thigh Skin-on Chicken Thighs
- 1.5 CupButtermilk
- 2 TbspHot Sauce
- 1 tspWhite Pepper
- 1 TbspGochujang
- 1.5 tspMSG
- 1 tspCoarse Salt
- 2 tspSugar
- 2 tspGarlic Powder
- 6Jalapenos
- 1 cupWhite vinegar
- 1 cupwater
- 1 Tbspcoarse salt
- 3 TbspSugar
- 3 SprigDill
- 2 clovesGarlic
- 0.25 cupgochujang
- 3 Tbspketchup
- 2 Tbspdark soy sauce
- 2 Tbspsweet soy sauce
- 2 Tbsphoney
- 2 Tbspwhite distilled vinegar
- 4 Clovesgarlic
- 1 cupkewpie mayonnaise
- 0.25 tspMSG
- 2.5 clovesGarlic
- 1 wholelemon Zest
- 1 pinchCoarse Salt
- 1 pinchBlack Pepper
- 2 cupsgreen cabbage
- 1 cupkimchi
- 2green onions green onions
- 1 cloveGarlic
- 2 Tbspkewpie mayonnaise
- 2 cupsall-purpose flour
- 0.5 cupspotato stach
- 2 tspcoarse salt
- 1 tspMSG
- 0.5 tspcayenne powder
- 2 tspblack pepper
- 1 tspgarlic powder
- 1 tsponion powder
- 1 tspbaking soda
- 3.3 LHigh temp cooking oil
- 6Brioche Buns
Instructions
Maranade
- 1Combine all ingredients large bowl.
- 2whisk together until thoroughly combined.
- 3Add chicken thighs, cover, and marinate in the fridge overnight.
Pickled Jalapenos
- 1In a medium sauce pot, add vinegar, water, salt, and sugar.
- 2Bring to a boil, then turn off heat once solids are disolved.
- 3Add the jalapenos to a small mason jar.
- 4Pour the pickling liquid in then let cool to room temperature.
- 5Add the dill and garlic.
- 6Cover and refrigerate ideally for atleast a day, and up to a few months.
Chicken Sauce
- 1Add all of the ingredients except the garlic to a medium sauce pot.
- 2Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- 3Stir for 1 minute.
- 4Cut the heat, wait for boilg to subside, then stir in the garlic.
- 5If you acidentally added the garlic at the start, throw it out and re-start.
Garlic Mayo
- 1Combine all of the ingredients and whisk together until fully combined.
- 2Season to taste with salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
Kimchi Slaw
- 1Combine the cabbage, kimchi, green onion, and garlic.
- 2Add mayo In a seperate small bowl.
- 3Scoop in mayo when ready to eat, the toss until combined.
Dredge
- 1In a large bowl, combine everything except the baking soda.
- 2Whisk together until thoroughly combined.
- 3Remove chicken from maranade & place on a plate or trey.
- 4Take number of cups shown to the left from dredge & place in maranade.
- 5Mix baking soda into the maranade.
- 6Flick maranade into the dredge about 4 times, mixing the dredge each time.
- 7soak chicken in maranade then place in dredge one at a time, coating well, getting crevices, and pressing down hard on it.
- 8Heat oil to 325F, then cook 2 pieces of chicken at a time, 4 minutes each, increase heat to 350F, then cook 2 minutes each. (Be gentle or risk separating the crispy exterior)
- 9Let drain on wire rack, then coat in chicken sauce.
Frying & Assembly
- 1Assembly
- 2Optional bun toasting: In a large pan, heat a couple tablespoons of butter over medium heat until melted and bubbling.
- 3Add your buns cut side down and toast for about 2 minutes or until golden brown
- 4To assemble your sandwich: Start with a generous tablespoon or two of garlic mayo on the bottom and top bun.
- 5On the bottom bun add your slaw, then your sauced chicken, some pickled jalapeños on top of your chicken and then your mayo'd top bun.
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot
*5% ou moins c'est peu, 15% ou plus c'est beaucoup
Nutrition values are AI-estimated and may not be exact. See disclaimer below.
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