Korean Popcorn Chicken
When paired with rice this is one of the tastiest recipes that you will ever eat! It is packed with protein & will make you fill full afterwards! It makes meal prep easy or it makes for a wonderful supper dish!
Ingredients:
- 2 boneless & skinless chicken breasts, diced
- 1 T. garlic salt
- 1 T. smoked paprika
- 1 T. onion powder
- 1 T. black pepper, or to taste
- 1 egg
- 3 T. soy sauce (or coconut aminos for gluten free)
- 1 c. corn starch
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 2 c. uncooked rice
- 3 c. bone broth (or water)
- Green onions, diced (optional)
- Sesame seeds (optional)
Ingredients for the Sauce:
- 1/2 c. soy sauce (or coconut aminos for gluten free)
- 1/2 c. water
- 2 T. Gochujang paste
- 2 T. brown sugar
- 1 T. rice vinegar
- 1 T. garlic, minced
- 1 T. ginger, minced
- 3 T. honey
Directions:
- Add the chicken to a bowl. Then add the garlic salt, onion powder, black pepper, egg & soy sauce. Stir well to combine.
- Put the corn starch in a container that has a lid. Pour the chicken mixture, in small batches, into the corn starch & top the container with the lid. Shake the chicken mixture in the corn starch until it is evenly distributed.
- Line the chicken pieces on an air fryer tray & cook at 400° F for 12 minutes. Or bake in a 400° F oven for 18 minutes.
- To make the sauce combine all of the ingredients listed over medium-high heat. Reduce it by 1/3.
- Toss the chicken, once it is cooked, in the sauce until it is well coated.
- Cook the rice according to the manufacturer’s instructions with the bone broth or water.
- If meal prepping, separate the rice into 10 different containers & top with equal amounts of the chicken. Then top with the green onions & sesame seeds (optional).
- If eating as a meal, then add the rice to a bowl & top with the chicken. Then top with the green onions & the sesame seeds (optional).