Spicy Korean chicken & potato stew, or dakdoritang, has the perfect balance of sweet and spicy from the use of gochujang and sugar in the broth.
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Hands up who loves weekends! We've had an excellent one involving drinking, eating and relaxing. All my favourite things.
On Friday night I went out with some old work friends which was super fun. Then on Saturday we went out to a lecture that was part of the LSE Lit Fest and spent some time expanding our minds or what have you.
Then on Saturday night we went to a pub opposite our flat that had a pop up serving Japanese comfort food. Let me say that again because it's just so exciting. Japanese comfort food. Seriously guys, it was insane.
We had crispy squid and chicken wings to start which were both crazy tasty. Then pork belly and beef short rib for main course. I can honestly say, these were both some of the most tender meat I've ever eaten in my life. I mean, I could use chopsticks to eat it. No. Knife. Required.
I think in the states beef short rib is a bit more of a common cut of meat but over here I've never had the opportunity to try it before and OMG it's just the best. We are definitely going to be making some very soon.
The dish we had was a Korean style stew with gochujang and rice. Gochujang is one of my favourite ways of using chilli. Although it is spicy it has so much more depth of flavour than lots of other chilli pastes.
Gochujang forms the basis of this stew along with classic Asian ingredients like garlic and soy sauce. It's an amazing vibrant colour and just looks irresistible. Make sure you give it a go next time you're in search of a big bowl of comfort food!
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Slow Cooker Korean Pork & Potato Stew
Spicy Korean Chicken & Potato Stew
Ingredients
- 750 ml Chicken Stock
- 1 medium Potato cut into chunks
- 1 Onion cut into chunks
- 1 Carrot cut into chunks
- 4 tablespoon Gochujang
- 50 g Sugar
- 4 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1 Green Chilli chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic crushed
- 500 g Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
- 2 tablespoon Plain Flour
- 1 teaspoon Coarse Salt
- 3 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
- Spring Onions and Sesame Seeds to serve
Instructions
- Put the chicken stock, potato, carrot, onion, gochujang, sugar, soy sauce, chilli and garlic in a large pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes until the potatoes and carrots are tender.
- Dry the chicken with kitchen towel then cover with the flour and salt. Heat the oil in a large pan or griddle over a medium high heat. Place the chicken in the oil and weigh down with something heavy like a cast iron skillet. Cook for 10 minutes then flip and cook the other side for 5 minutes until cooked through.
- Rest the chicken on a plate for a couple of minutes then slice. Serve the stew over rice, topped with the chicken and some chopped spring onions and sesame seeds.
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Jennie Durren says
This looks soooo good. I just bought a new container of gochujang last week - great timing, right?! Your pictures drew me right in.
Amy says
Perfect timing! I cannot get enough of gochujang 🙂
Jagruti says
I also like to stew out of potatoes with other ingredients as I'm a vegetarian, thanks for sharing
Mindy Fewless says
This sounds so good!!
Kelly says
I love meals you can eat entirely with chopsticks!
Vicky @ Avocado Pesto says
This sounds amazing as does that Japanese comfort food! I need to get my hands on some Gochujang -- I've actually never cooked with it before but clearly need to!!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
Perfect meal for upcoming chilly fall evenings!
Ginny says
Gochujang is such a great sauce and adds so much. Love your recipe looks like such great comfort food.
Hannah Healy says
This looks lovely, I need to try some soon!
Danielle says
Potatoes are such a great comfort food and this is a new way for me to eat them. Yum.
Kristina @ Love & Zest says
This is so creative! It looks amazing!