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korean spicy chicken stew
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Korean Spicy Chicken Stew or Dak Tori Tang

A delicious and flavorful spicy sweet chicken stew recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean

Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 lbs Chicken drumsticks or thighs
  • 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 cups Water
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 large carrot, rougly chopped or 2 medium-sized carrots
  • 1 potato peeled and chopped
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp gochujang or Korean red pepper paste
  • 1/3 cup gochugaru or Korean red pepper flakes (course)
  • 1 tbsp gochugaru or Korean red pepper flakes (powder) Can add 1 more tbsp if you don't have the powder version
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1-2 tbsp sugar start out with 1 tbsp and add more if needed
  • 1 Green peppers, chopped

Method
 

  1. Optional: Boil the chicken for 2 minutes to remove any excess residue and smell
  2. In a shallow pot, add the chicken and water on medium heat
    4-5 lbs Chicken drumsticks or thighs, 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 cups Water
  3. Add chopped onions, minced garlic, potatoes, and carrots. Boil for 20 minutes with lid on
    1 onion, roughly chopped, 1 large carrot, rougly chopped, 2 tbsp minced garlic, 1 potato peeled and chopped
  4. In a bowl, mix gochujang, gochugaru, sugar, and soy sauce
    2 tbsp gochujang or Korean red pepper paste, 1/3 cup gochugaru or Korean red pepper flakes (course), 1 tbsp gochugaru or Korean red pepper flakes (powder), 1-2 tbsp sugar, 1/3 cup soy sauce
  5. Add the sauce in the pot and mix with water. Spoon the liquid over the chicken
  6. Add chopped green peppers
    1 Green peppers, chopped
  7. Cook for another 14 mintues with lid on, or until chicken is fully cooked
  8. Stir occasionally to prevent the bottom from burning
  9. Top it off with green onions
    3 green onions, chopped