Slow-Braised Chicken Chunks
A traditional Korean dish of chicken slow-simmered for 2 hours with seasonings including soy sauce, sesame oil, and chili powder, offering a spicy, tender flavor.
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A beloved staple of Korean home cooking, this warming dish is prepared by slow-cooking chicken for two full hours in a savory, aromatic blend of soy sauce, nutty sesame oil, and piquant chili powder, until the meat is impossibly tender and infused with deep, well-balanced flavors that strike the perfect balance of savory, nutty, and gently spicy notes.
Ingredients
chicken (washed, drained, cut into 3 cm square small pieces)
1000 g
soy sauce
125 g
sesame oil
40 g
garlic
15 g
chili powder
0.5 g
scallion
15 g
refined salt
2 g
pickled vegetables (to be served with the dish)
50 g
Instructions
1
Prepare the Chicken
Rinse the chicken, drain thoroughly, cut into 3 cm square pieces, sized to be one bite per piece.
2
Braising
Place the chicken pieces in a large pot, add soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, chili powder, scallion and salt, stir to mix evenly. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and braise and simmer for 2 hours, until the chicken pieces are fully tender.
3
Serving
When serving, eat alongside hot steamed rice and pickled vegetables.
