Spicy Braised Chicken


  • Ingredients:
    • 5 pounds chicken drumsticks
    • 3 small potatoes, quartered
    • 1 carrot, large chopped
    • 4 ounces (half a pack) baby bella mushrooms, quartered
    • 1 onion, large chopped
    • 1 green chili pepper, chopped
    • 1 red chili pepper, chopped
    • 1 leek, large chopped
    • 4 cups water
  • Sauce Ingredients:
    • 4 Tablespoons red pepper powder (gochugaru)
    • 1 1/2 Tablespoons brown sugar
    • 1 Tablespoon plum syrup
    • 5 1/2 Tablespoons soy sauce
    • 1 teaspoon tuna extract
    • 2 Tablespoons mirin
    • 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
    • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
    • 1 Tablespoon red pepper paste (gochugaru)

  • Recipe:
    • fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil
    • add the drumsticks and boil for about 5 minutes to remove impurities
    • drain and pot and rinse the chicken under running water to remove any bone pieces or excess blood inside
    • put the chicken back in the pot with 4 cups of water and bring it to a boil
    • mix all the sauce ingredients
    • pour in the sauce, chopped potato, carrot, and mushroom into the pot
    • mix it all together and cook for about 15-20 minutes
    • mix in the onions and chili peppers and boil for another 10 minutes
    • mix in the leeks and boil for the last 5 minutes
    • ladle it into a bowl and serve hot with rice!

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