Chimaek

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Hauptfigur Song-yi isst frittiertes Hähnchen und sagt, an Schneetagen gehöre Chimaek dazu: Die Szene löste in China einen Boom aus.

Quelle: KOREA, rivista del Korea Culture and Information Service (governo coreano), aprile 2020 · geprüft am 6. November 2026 · Zurück zur Serie

Korean fried chicken (yangnyeom chicken)

Zutaten

• 900 gchicken wings (about 16 pieces)
• 1½ TLsalt
• 1 TLgrated ginger + a pinch of pepper
• 120 mlpotato starch or cornstarch
• 960–1200 mloil for frying
• 1 ELsoy sauce (sauce)
• 2 ELrice wine or mirin (sauce)
• 1–1½ ELgochujang (sauce)
• 1–2 ELhot sauce (or 2 tbsp ketchup + 1 tsp vinegar)
• 2 + 2 ELsugar and honey (sauce)
• 1 ELminced garlic (sauce)
• 4 ELwater (sauce)

Zubereitung

1. Pat the wings dry, season with salt, pepper and ginger and refrigerate 2 to 24 hours.
2. Simmer the sauce ingredients 4–5 minutes until slightly thickened.
3. Coat each piece in the starch.
4. Fry at 320 °F in two batches for about 6 minutes until lightly golden. Drain.
5. Heat the oil to 350 °F and fry everything again for about 5 minutes until deep golden.
6. Toss the chicken in the sauce and garnish with sesame and scallion if you like.

Varianten und Ersatz

• Soy garlic sauce, not spicy: 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 rice wine, 2 sugar, 2 honey, 1 garlic, 1 tsp vinegar, 4 tbsp water.
• In dramas it is eaten with beer: that's «chimaek» (chicken + maekju).

Referenzrezept: Korean Bapsang, «Yangnyeom Chicken». Von uns nach dem Originalrezept geschrieben; Mengen und Zeiten stammen aus der Quelle.