Dakdoritang - Korean Spicy Chicken Stew
Dakdoritang is a spicy Korean chicken stew that has it all! Tender chicken, hearty potatoes and carrots, and a mouthwatering spicy sauce, all simmered together to perfection! Served with steamed rice, this dish is the ultimate comfort food that will satisfy your cravings and leave you wanting more.
Yield: 2
Calories: 929kcal
Ingredients
- 1 kg bone-in and skin-on chicken drumsticks | or mix drumsticks, thighs and wings
- 1 big carrot , cut into big chunks
- 3 big green onions , sliced into 4cm / 1.5 inch chunks
- 2 onions or 1 big-sized onion , cut into big chunks
- 2 big potatoes , cut into big chunks
- ½ tbsp sesame seeds
sauce
- 2 big cloves garlic , crushed
- 1 tsp ginger , minced
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp gochugaru
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 ½ tbsp gochujang
- black pepper powder
Instructions
- Blanch chicken for 2 to 3 minutes to get rid of dirty bits and blood.
- Mix all sauce ingredients together.
- In a pot, add chicken and spicy sauce. Mix together. Then add 500ml / 2 cups water. Bring to a boil.
- When boiling, add potatoes, onions, carrots and the white part of the green onions. Reduce to medium heat and cook for 15 minutes lid on. Stir occasionally. Add the green part of the green onions and keep simmering for 15 minutes uncovered or until the sauce has slightly thickened and chicken is cooked through.
- Remove from heat. Sprinkle sesame seeds
- Serve with rice.
Notes
1. Make it more or less spicy - the level of spiciness can easily be customized in this dish. If your tolerance to spice is low, reduce the amount of gochugaru and gochujang by the same ratio. Do not just reduce half of the gochugaru and leave the gochujang quantity as is as this will affect the taste and consistency of the sauce. I'd recommend reducing gochugaru to 2 tbsp and gochujang to 1 tbsp.
Similarly, if you enjoy it even spicier, you can increase both ingredients by the same ratio. Or, you can add green chili peppers which are a common ingredient in dakdoritang, though optional.
Nutrition
Calories: 929kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 70g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 308mg | Sodium: 2254mg | Potassium: 2318mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 9069IU | Vitamin C: 58mg | Calcium: 181mg | Iron: 8mg
