Dak galbi (Korean spicy chicken)

A Korean stir-fry: chicken marinated in chilli paste (gochujang) with cabbage, sweet potato and onions. Spicy, colourful and complete, it is a sociable dish shared straight from the pan.

Prep time: 20 min  |  Cook time: 20 min  |  Servings: 4  |  Difficulty: Easy

Estimate per portion: 395 kcal · 46 g protein · 16 g carbohydrate · 15 g fat

Ingredients

• 600 g chicken
• 1/4 cabbage
• 1 sweet potato
• 1 onion
• 2 tbsp gochujang
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp ginger

Method

1. Marinate the chicken pieces in the gochujang, soy sauce and ginger.
2. Stir-fry the chicken over a high heat.
3. Add the cabbage, sweet potato and onion.
4. Cook for 12 minutes until everything is tender.

Nutritional benefits

Chicken provides lean protein, and the cabbage and sweet potato fibre, vitamins and complex carbohydrate. Gochujang paste adds intense heat with little fat. A complete, colourful and sociable Korean dish, naturally dairy-free, to serve with rice.

Variations and substitutions

• With tofu for a vegetarian version.
• With perilla leaves (traditional).
• Hotter or milder depending on the gochujang.
• With fried rice at the end of the meal.

Storage and making ahead

Keeps for 3 days and reheats in a frying pan. Ideal for a lunchbox.

💡 Good to know

Marinating in gochujang for at least 20 minutes flavours the chicken well: it is the foundation of dak galbi.

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The foods in this recipe: chicken · cabbage · sweet potato · onion · gochujang.

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