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Authentic Korean Chuncheon Spicy Stir-Fried Chicken with Melted Cheese and Fried Rice

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10 Steps Total
01
Preparation
00:00:09
warningStay safe

Wash your hands and cutting board thoroughly after handling raw chicken to prevent bacterial cross-contamination.

Cut 300g of chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces with a knife.

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Keep the knife steady when cutting meat to avoid slipping and cutting your fingers.

Ingredients:chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on, cut in half) (300 g)
Tools:chef's knifecutting board
02
Preparation
00:00:25

Add 3T chili paste, 2T chili powder, 2T sugar, 2T soy sauce, 2T cooking wine, 0.5T sesame oil, and 0.5T minced garlic to the bowl with chicken, mix well, and let it marinate.

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The seasonings must be thoroughly mixed to coat every piece of chicken, otherwise, some parts will lack flavor.

Ingredients:Chili paste (3 tbsp)chili powder (2 tbsp)sugar (2 tbsp)soy sauce (2 tbsp)cooking wine (2 tbsp)sesame oil (0.5 tbsp)minced garlic paste (0.5 tbsp)
Tools:mixing bowlwooden spoon
03
Preparation
00:01:23

Cut 200g cabbage, 70g sweet potato, some carrots, some onions, some green onions, and some red chilies. Also, cut 80g kimchi into small pieces with scissors.

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Watch your fingers when cutting vegetables. Sweet potatoes are hard, so apply force carefully.

Ingredients:Cabbage (200 g)Sweet potato (70 g)CarrotOniongreen onionred chiliKimchi (80 g)
Tools:kitchen scissorschef's knife
04
Active Cooking
00:01:56

Layer 200g cabbage at the bottom of a pan, followed by 70g sweet potato, 10 rice cakes, onions, carrots, and green onions. Place the 300g marinated chicken in the center, top with red chilies, and pour in 50ml water.

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Layer the ingredients evenly to prevent uneven cooking.

Ingredients:Cabbage (200 g)Sweet potato (70 g)rice cake (10 piece)Onion (1 piece)Carrot (1 piece)green onion (2 piece)chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on, cut in half) (300 g)red chili (1 piece)water (50 ml)
Tools:Frying pan
05
Active Cooking
00:02:31

Heat over medium heat, stir-fry the chicken and vegetables evenly with two spatulas until cooked and the sauce boils into a vibrant red consistency.

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Rice cakes easily stick to the bottom during stir-frying, stir frequently otherwise they will burn.

Tools:spatula
06
Active Cooking
00:02:57

Push the stir-fried chicken to one side of the pan, add 150g mozzarella cheese to the other side, and heat until the cheese melts and stretches.

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Use low heat when melting cheese, otherwise the bottom will burn easily before the top melts.

Ingredients:mozzarella cheese (150 g)
Tools:chopsticks
07
Active Cooking
00:03:15

Use kitchen scissors to cut larger chicken pieces into smaller ones for making fried rice later.

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Be careful not to scratch the non-stick coating of the pan when cutting meat with scissors.

Tools:kitchen scissors
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Active Cooking
00:03:18

Add 1 cup of cooked rice, 80g chopped kimchi, and some green onions onto the remaining sauce and chicken in the pan.

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Spread the rice evenly over the sauce, otherwise some parts will be too strong in flavor.

Ingredients:cooked white rice (cold, day-old) (1 cup)Kimchi (80 g)green onion
Tools:chopsticks
09
Active Cooking
00:03:27

Stir-fry the rice, kimchi, and sauce thoroughly with a wooden spatula until the rice is evenly coated with the red sauce.

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Stir continuously when making fried rice, otherwise the sugar in the sauce will easily burn the bottom.

Tools:wooden spatula
10
Active Cooking
00:03:30

Add some seaweed flakes, continue stir-frying until the rice and seaweed are fully mixed and aromatic, then serve.

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Seaweed flakes clump easily when added, stir quickly to mix evenly.

Ingredients:seaweed flakes
Tools:wooden spatulaserving plate

groceryAll Ingredients

chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on, cut in half)300 g
mozzarella cheese150 g
rice cake10 piece
Sweet potato70 g
Cabbage200 g
Carrot1 piece
red chili1 piece
Onion1 piece
green onion2 piece
Chili paste3 tbsp
chili powder2 tbsp
sugar2 tbsp
soy sauce2 tbsp
cooking wine2 tbsp
sesame oil0.5 tbsp
minced garlic paste0.5 tbsp
cooked white rice (cold, day-old)1 cup
Kimchi80 g
seaweed flakes1 tbsp
water50 ml

blenderAll Tools Needed

chef's knifecutting boardmixing bowlwooden spoonkitchen scissorsFrying panspatulachopstickswooden spatulaserving plate