You all know I have recently started to cook korean dishes. Few days back I came across this recipe in maangchi channel and I decided to try it immediately. Somehow I managed to find the korean red pepper paste. But I couldn't find the pepper powder, so I decided to make my very own pepper powder, I know it won't taste the same, but I just want to try it out, Check this link for the Gochgugaru recipe.
This recipe is adapted from Maangchi's Cheese Buldak - Maangchi's Fire Chicken.
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HOW TO MAKE KOREAN FIRE CHICKEN WITH CHEESE
- The Marination: take a bowl, add in all the ingredients mentioned, garlic, gochujang, gochugaru, sugar, honey, soy sauce and chicken.
- The Cooking: transfer the whole thing to a pan. cover and cook till it bubbles up.
- Final Topping: top with whole thing with cheese and continue cooking till cheese melts.
- Garnishing & Serving: garnish with spring onions and serve.
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Korean Cheese Buldak Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large Chicken Breast cubed
- 200 grams Mozzarella Cheese
- Spring Onions for Garnishing
For Marination:
- ¼ cup Korean Red Pepper Powder my cheat pepper powder
- 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 2 tbsp Ginger chopped finely
- 2 tbsp Garlic finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Gochujang / Korean Red Pepper Paste
- 1.5 tsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- to taste Salt
Instructions
- Take all marination ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Add in cubed chicken and mix well.
- Pour this in a pan and cover it..Simmer this for 15 to 20 mins till chicken is juicy and cooked.
- Now top this with cheese and cover it for another 2 to 3 mins till cheese is melted.
- Serve with a scattering of spring onion.
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Nutrition
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Take all your ingredients |
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Lets make the marinate...Take red pepper powder in a bowl, I used homemade, recipe here |
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add in ginger and garlic |
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Add in pepper powder |
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Add little sugar |
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Add in some korean red pepper paste |
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Drizzle in honey |
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add in some soy sauce |
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add in oil |
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season with little salt to taste |
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Mix well |
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Thick fiery marinate is done |
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Add cubed chicken breast in |
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Mix well |
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Now pour this in a pan |
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cover and simmer on a very low heat till chicken is done.. |
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Now the chicken is done..Moist and juicy.. |
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Top with some mozzarella cheese..this is optional |
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I covered with a lid |
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Now it is done |
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Serve |
Anonymous
I haven't yet tasted korean dishes...........this dish u have made is very tempting........I love to have some..........drooling..........I wish I would have been ur family member so that I can taste each & every dish u make......luv u Aarthi......
shaheeka khan
What is korean red pepper paste? If its not vailable here, what can i substitute it with?
Aarthi
@shaheeka khanuse regular red chilli paste