KFC - Korean Fried Chicken

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Chris_in_SoCal

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Every once in a while I love to make a nice batch of Koren Fried Chicken. It starts with a pre-mixed batter that you just need to add water to one half of it. If you don't have a Korean market you can order it thru Amazon.

I prefer this brand. Next to it is a tempura mix that I will also use separately.

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For the chicken I use breasts cut into 1/2" strips. I make a bowl of batter mixed with water to a consistency thinner than pancake mix. I get everything ready before frying.

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Dip it in the wet mix.

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Then in the dry mix.

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and into the vegetable oil at 325*.

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You can call it a day there since this is plenty tasty.

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Or you can spice it up a bit and make a variety pretty quickly. Here I made a simple honey mustard and a chili garlic and soy sauce.

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Add a few sesame seeds and now you have choices. For the shrimp and onion rings I watered down the wet mix to make it thinner then dipped it in the tempura mix dry.

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That is outstanding I've already looked those up on Amazon fixing to order

You will not regret ordering it and trying it out. One thing I left out was Ssamjang (or Gochujang) because I did not have any since our kitchen was just restored. Either one is a slightly spicy sauce with a tang that goes so well with Korean Fried Chicken. If you are ordering you might as well add one or both.

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My wife and I are making the 20 mile trip into the valley tomorrow and will go to a Korean and Japanese market so I will get both of them as well as many other things I was missing today.

On my list: Ssamjang, Gochujang, Kimchi, Banana Makgeolli and pickled radish.

I am a white boy from California that never tried Korean food until two years ago. Now I love it.
 
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Nice and nice timing. My wife has gotten interested in fried chicken dishes so I've been looking for options to try.

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I am a white boy from California that never tried Korean food until two years ago. Now I love it.
I lived in Seattle until 2001 and don't recall it. Appears to have hit the culinary radar screen in the past 10-15 years.
 
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We made it to the Japanese market but didn't buy much. The prices were kind of high.

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The we went to the nearby Korean market which is much larger with better prices. We got more than this but this was on my list.

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They have a pretty good food court. My wife got teriyaki chicken and I got a couple of Korean Corn Dogs. They are so much better that the American ones. One beef with potato and one half beef and half mozzarella.

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A few things I forgot to add in the previous pics.

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I love the high end beef like the one in the top left. The price did not seem that bad until I took a closer look once we were home. They trick you with the way it is displayed in the packaging.

The cost was $17.20 but when you look at the price per pound it was $39.99 per pound. OUCH!
 
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