CHEESY DAKGALBI - KOREAN SPICY STIR-FRIED CHICKEN WITH RICE AND UDON, TOPPED WITH CHEESE
Dakgalbi is a local specialty in Chuncheon, Korea in which chicken and vegetables are stir-fried with a spicy and sweet Gochujang based sauce and topped off with mozzarella cheese.
A great one-pan meal enjoyed with family and friends
INGREDIENTS:
1portion cooked rice
1portion udon
500-700 gms chicken ( boneless) cut into bite-sized pieces
Β½ Cabbage cut
Β½ Sweet potato, cut
I onion, thick sliced
Choi sum or bok choi
6-8 Rice cakes
Β½ Carrots, cut
2tbsp kimchi
1pack of Seaweed
100-150 gms of mozzarella cheese
1egg ( beaten)
SAUCE FOR MARINADE:
3 tbsp gochujang paste( hot red pepper paste)
3 tbsp gochugaru ( red pepper flakes)
2 tbsp soya sauce
Β½ tbsp dark soya sauce
1tbsp honey
1tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp sesame oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1tbsp garlic minced
1tbsp ginger minced
1 tbsp rice wine or mirin
Β½ tsp vinegar or lemon juice
INSTRUCTIONS:
Mix together all the above ingredients for the marinade and adjust seasoning
Marinate chicken pieces for 30 mins
Heat pan and add little oil.
Add chicken and carrots
Stir fry for few mins
Add sweet potato and fry for few more mins
Cover and cook for 5 mins on low flame
Add onions and rice cakes
Fry for 3-4 mins
Add cabbage and Choi sum
Continue to fry for another 5 mins
Move chicken to one side
Take some of the chicken mix and cut it into small pieces with the help of scissors
Mix the udon noodles in the mixture and fry
Now in another pan take some of the chicken and cut it up into small pieces with the help of scissors.
Add the seaweed, kimchi, rice, and fry
Add the beaten egg and fry for a min
Transfer to the pan with the noodles and chicken mix and sprinkle sesame seeds
Now add mozzarella cheese ( I added less cheese as I am not very fond of cheese)
Keep flame on low and allow the cheese to melt
And you are done
Serve this cheesy dakgalbi with Oi Muchim( spicy cucumber ) and kimchi
NOTE:
You could make this dish in one pan if the pan is big enough
SPICE LEVEL: πΆπΆ