Korean cheese fire chicken – Cheese Buldak

Name: Korean cheese fire chicken – Cheese Buldak
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients: chicken: 500 g; cheese: 250 g mozzarella; korean rice cake: 80 g; vegetable oil: 1 Tbsp; water: 100 ml; sesame seeds: 1 tsp; scallion: 2 Tbsp chopped; garlic: 3 cloves minced; ginger: 1 tsp minced; gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste): 2 Tbsp; gochugaru (korean hot pepper powder): 2 Tbsp; chili flakes: 1 tsp; honey: 2 Tbsp; soy sauce: 1 tsp; sesame oil: 1 Tbsp; salt: a pinch of; pepper: a pinch of black

Features:

Cuisine:

Korea

45 mins
Serves 2
Easy

Ingredients

500 g chicken
250 g mozzarella cheese
80 g korean rice cake
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
100 ml water
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 Tbsp chopped scallion
sauce mixture
3 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp minced ginger
2 Tbsp gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
2 Tbsp gochugaru (korean hot pepper powder)
1 tsp chili flakes
2 Tbsp honey
1 tsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp sesame oil
a pinch of salt
a pinch of black pepper

Directions

Korean cheese fire chicken

or commonly known as cheese buldak is a heavily spiced cuisine original from South Korea. The meaning of the name is “fire chicken”, where Bul means fire and Dak translates to chicken. Buldak is using bite-sized chicken pieces, marinated with spicy sauce made of gochujang (korean hot pepper paste), Gochugaru (korean hot pepper powder), soy sauce, garlic, ginger and covered with melted cheese. The first time i had this meal was a year ago in winter with my Vietnamese friends. They showed me how to make this delicious dish. The taste is absolutely amazing if you are a spicy food lover.

You can use any part of chicken you like, instead the chicken breast. If you cannot find the rice cakes in the Asian market, then substitute with normal steamed rice.

Try another tasty korean recipe: Korean volcano fried rice or Indonesian spicy chicken recipe: Chicken rica rica

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Steps

1 Done 3 mins	sauce mixture In a large bowl mix all together the minced garlic, minced ginger, gochujang, gochugaru, chili flakes, honey, soy sauce, sesame oil. Season with salt and black pepper; set aside.
2 Done	Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and marinate with the sauce mixture. Meanwhile, fry the rice cake until crisp with a tablespoon vegetable oil and set aside.
3 Done	Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cleanse the bowl with water then pour it into the pan. Cover the pan with the lid. Let it cook for 8 minutes and stir occasionally.
4 Done	Turn the heat to low. Add the crispy rice cake and stir with the chicken. Cover the pan again and cook for another 8 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
5 Done	Transfer the chicken along with rice cake into a round baking dish. Scatter the sliced fresh mozzarella cheese over the chicken. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 - 15 minutes or until the cheese is melting.
6 Done	Remove from the oven. Sprinkle with chopped scallions and sesame seeds. Serve immediately.