Sticky Chicken Gochujang Sesame and Spring Onion
The star of the recipe is gochujang, which is Korean red chilli paste. It has a sweet flavour profile, quite spicy, and has a thick texture which coats the chicken well, creating a lovely thick and sticky sauce. The fermentation process makes Gochujang a healthy probiotic that assists with digestion and boosts immunity, perfect for when trying to fight off those pesky, winter bugs.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
In a bowl, combine the gochujang, soy sauce, runny honey, sesame oil, and 2/3rds of the garlic paste and mix well and set aside. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and place into a clean bowl. Add half of the gochujang mixture you just made into the bowl of chicken and combine well. Set aside to marinate for a few minutes.
Step 2
Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan or preferably a wok over medium-high heat. Add in the marinated chicken and cook for about 6-7 minutes, stirring around in the pan often to allow the chicken to cook and colour evenly. Increase the heat to high and add in the rest of the gochujang sauce mixture and sliced spring onions and the sesame seeds. Cook for a further 3-5 minutes until the sauce has thickened and clinging to the cooked chicken. Remove from heat.
Step 3
In a separate frying pan, add a dash of oil, followed by the sliced sweetheart cabbage. Add the remaining garlic paste a dash of soy sauce and a splash of water to create some steam. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the cabbage has wilted but still has bite and texture and the liquid has evaporated.
Step 4
Heat the rice according to the packet instructions and serve the chicken on top of the cooked rice alongside the wilted cabbage.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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3 tbsp Reduced Salt Soy Sauce, plus a dash more for the cabbage 1x Sainsbury's Soy Sauce Reduced Salt 150ml -
2 tbsp Honey 1x Sainsbury's Runny Honey 340g -
2 White Rice 2x Ben's Original Classic Long Grain Microwave Rice 220g -
1 Sweetheart Cabbage, sliced 1x Sainsbury's Sweetheart Cabbage -
2 tbsp Gochujang 1x Sun Hee Gochujang Sun Dried Red Chilli Paste 170g -
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L -
1.5 tbsp Garlic Paste 1x KTC Minced Garlic Paste 210g -
640g Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces 1x Sainsbury's British Fresh Chicken Thigh Fillets Skinless & Boneless 640g -
2 tbsp Sesame Oil 1x KTC Pressed Toasted Pure Sesame Oil 250ml -
3 tbsp Roasted Sesame Seeds 1x Sainsbury's Sesame Seeds 100g -
8 Spring Onions, cut into 2.5cm pieces 1x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g