My fried-chicken recipes:
Pepper chicken
Yuringi
유린기Korean market-style fried chicken
Sijang-tongdak
시장통닭Honey butter fried chicken
Heoni-beoteo-chikin
허니버터치킨Spicy garlic fried chicken
Kkanpunggi
깐풍기Crispy and crunchy fried chicken
Dakgangjeong
닭강정Popcorn chicken gizzards
Dakmoraejumeoni twigim
닭모래주머니 튀김Sweet, sour, & spicy Korean fried chicken
Yangnyeom-tongdak
양념통닭Sweet and crispy fried chicken
Dakgangjeong
닭강정
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Jjigae is our comfort food
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Long noodles = long life!
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Guk at every meal
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Soft tofu stew
Gimbap
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Consider these mains
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The Korean way to grill
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Anyone can make these!
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These could be first
Fermented
Taste of centuries
Staple ingredients
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I love spicy food :)
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There are plenty!
Beef
For meat lovers
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Surrounded by the sea
Pork
Some new dishes to try
Chicken
Our most delicious
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No fish, meat or chicken
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Kimchi
Essential Korean dish
Side dishes
Banchan makes the meal
Rice
Our most important grain
Pancakes
Savory & simple
Rice cakes
Tteok for every occasion
Stews
Jjigae is our comfort food
Noodles
Long noodles = long life!
Soups
Guk at every meal
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
Gimbap
Seaweed paper rolls
Desserts
Special sweet stuff
Main dishes
Consider these mains
Mandu
Korean dumplings
Anju
Drinking food
BBQ
The Korean way to grill
Fried chicken
Double-deliciousness
One bowl meals
Nutritious & convenient
Street food
Quick & fun
Easy
Anyone can make these!
Lunchboxes
Dosirak made with love
Appetizers
These could be first
Fermented
Taste of centuries
Staple ingredients
Korean cuisine basics
Mitbanchan
Preserved side dishes
Pickles
Quick-brined
Spicy
I love spicy food :)
Nonspicy
There are plenty!
Beef
For meat lovers
Seafood
Surrounded by the sea
Pork
Some new dishes to try
Chicken
Our most delicious
Vegetarian
No fish, meat or chicken
Vegan
No animal products at all
Temple cuisine
From Buddhist temples
Korean Chinese
Chinese style Korean
Snacks
Quick dishes on the run
Korean bakery
Breads & pastries
Porridges
Good for your health!
Cold dishes
Icy, cold, or just chilled
Drinks
Fruits, grains & herbs
Not Korean
Fusion and western food
My most popular Korean recipes
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Kimchi
Traditional-style spicy fermented whole-leaf cabbage kimchi
김치 -
Easy Kimchi
A traditional, simpler, & faster way to make kimchi
막김치 -
Japchae
Stir fried noodles with vegetables
잡채 -
Kkwabaegi
Twisted Korean doughnuts
꽈배기 -
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
순두부찌개 -
Yachaejeon
Vegetable pancake
야채전 -
Jjajangmyeon
Noodles with blackbean sauce
짜장면 -
Tteokbokki
Hot and spicy rice cakes
떡볶이 -
Dakgangjeong
Crispy and crunchy chicken
닭강정 -
Gimbap (aka Kimbap)
Seaweed rice rolls
김밥 -
Kimchi-jjigae
Kimchi stew
김치찌개 -
Kimchi-bokkeumbap
Kimchi fried rice
김치볶음밥 -
Bibimbap
Rice mixed with meat, vegetables, an egg, and chili pepper paste
비빔밥 -
Garaetteok
Long, cylinder-shaped rice cake
가래떡 -
Kimchijeon
Kimchi pancake
김치전
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Mar 23rd
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Mar 9th
I’m sorry I have commented wrong recipe…
Hello Maangchi,
I am in Korea now, teaching English and I wanted to be able to make Yangnyeom Chicken at home instead of ordering it. Every time I try to make it, the coating for the chicken is too thick and clumpy. I’m doing it exactly as the recipe says… Can I add water to the batter to make it lighter? What do you suggest?
Hi! I used the crispy and crunchy Korean chicken recipe for this and it worked great!
Hi maangchi!
I made yangnyeom-tongdak today for Father’s Day for my dad and my Husband who is celebrating his first Father’s Day :) I used chicken wings and used only cornstarch coating like u did in your dakgangjeong recipe. And used this sauce. It turned out so delicious that we all enjoyed and had an amazing lunch. I also made gamja salad.
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You made 2 important men in your life very happy with your homemade Korean Fried Chicken! It looks wonderful!
Hey Maangchi! I’m planning on making this soon and wanted to know how I can add ddeok to it. When I lived in Korea, I used to go to the local chicken shop and get Yangnyeom with ddeok! It was crunchy on the outside and chewy in the middle, could I fry it, then add it to the chicken and sauce?
I never use ketchup because I find it unnecessarily overly sweet and kept avoiding this dish because all recipes seemed to use it. Hoping for best, I skipped the rice syrup and added hot pepper flakes using your video with FIrstWeFeast and it had a delicious balance of savory, spicy, and sweet.
Thank you so much for this recipe, Maangchi! Your recipes are always amazing and bring so much happiness to our family. As someone diagnosed with Celiac disease, I make modifications with gluten-free flour instead of regular flour. This has allowed me to eat delicious Korean fried chicken at home!
I made this for my family yesterday and they loved it (it was spicy for them but perfect for me hehe) Thank you Maangchi!
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It looks great! And a great photo, too!
Hi, I have combined this and your other way to make Korean chicken. I have used corn starch and an egg and it worked brilliantly. Love Korean food. Love at first bite.
Do you think I could make this in an airfryer? I can’t eat foods fried in oil anymore but I love this dish!
This recipe is so yummy! I’ve made it twice and loved it! Mine turned out so good.
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Yes, I agree with you, your yangnyeom-tongdak looks the best!
Hi Maangchi! I just wanted to say I really love this recipe :) I made it for my boyfriend as my first meal in my new apartment with some hoddeok for dessert and we both loved it! I made it for my parents too when I went home for Christmas and my mom asked for the link to the recipe :D
I made this one last week: it´s really super deliciousss! Only added a tsp. of minced ginger to the sauce: that made it perfect!
maangchi! why do u use sweet rice flour together with potato starch? both of them has strong binding agent right? just kinda confused ^^ pls let me know your answer
Sweet rice flour makes it a little more chewy, which is why I use it in this recipe.
Hi Maangchi, If I wanted to make the sauce just a bit more spicy, what would be the best way? Thanks!
I sprinkle some crushed chili peppers to make my chicken spicier. https://www.maangchi.com/ingredient/crushed-chili-peppers
Hi Maangchi! Thanks for the advice! I was also thinking of maybe adding a bit of gochugaru to the sauce, but this is maybe a better idea. Also, one more question, would it be possible to make the sauce a day in advance and keep chilled? Or at least mix all sauce ingredients beforehand and bake them later (at a different location)?
I’ve already made your recipe SO many times and everyone, literally everyone is crazy about it.
Hi Maangchi! I really love your recipes and I want to try this one, but I have no way of getting hot chilli paste or some of the ingredients to make it. Is there any other ingredient I can use instead? Thank you!!!!
Hi, I know I’m not maangchi but I use this recipe a lot and find that you can replace it with either chili flakes or paprika, the paprika is less spicy and you need to put in a little more in but it’s kinda close to the outcome of putting chilli paste in?
Just a suggestion.