Spicy Korean Slow Cooked Chicken (Dhak Dori Tang)

This spicy, slow-cooked dish of chicken, potatoes, and carrots is best accompanied by white sticky rice. This is very, very spicy.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 352 Calories

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• ⅓ cup soy sauce
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
• 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch cubes
• 1 ½ tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 pinches black pepper
• 3 pinches salt
• 3 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 large onion, cut into eighths
• 3 tablespoons gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and cook until it begins to brown on the edges, but is still pink in the center, about 7 minutes. Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and salt. Cook and stir until the garlic has begun to soften, and the chicken has become firm, about 3 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in potatoes, carrots, and onion. Whisk hot pepper paste into soy sauce until dissolved, then pour into saucepan along with the water. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and the potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes. Stir occasionally.