Korean Sesame Chicken and Potatoes

This Korean chicken main dish with potatoes, onions, and carrots is served over a bed of rice and seasoned with soy sauce, sesame seeds, and, of course, garlic.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 665 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup water
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• ½ cup soy sauce
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 cups cooked rice
• ¼ cup white sugar, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 3 potatoes, or more to taste, quartered
• 2 large carrots, sliced into large diagonal pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until browned, about 10 minutes. Drain and discard fat.

Step 2

Mix soy sauce, water, garlic, sesame oil, and sesame seeds together in a large bowl. Add sugar to taste, remembering you can always add more, but you can't take away. Stir to mix well and dissolve sugar. Fold in potatoes, carrots, and onion. Season with pepper.

Step 3

Pour vegetables into the Dutch oven to cover chicken. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil, about 5 minutes. Stir and reduce heat to medium for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer 40 minutes more, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Serve chicken and vegetables over hot cooked rice.