Korean Popcorn Chicken – Air Fryer Recipe
Crispy, flavorful Korean popcorn chicken tossed in a sweet‑spicy gochujang sauce, garnished with sesame seeds and sliced green onions, and served over white rice.
Recipe by Ryan Miller· Structured by ReelsMeals
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Ingredients
- sesame seeds
- green onions
- white rice
Coating
- chicken thighs
- soy sauce
- 1 piece egg
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- garlic powder, to taste
- potato starch
- cornstarch
Sauce
- gochujang
- soy sauce
- rice vinegar
- ketchup
- honey
- brown sugar
- sesame oil
- grated garlic
- butter
Instructions
- 1Coating: Place raw chicken thigh pieces in a stainless steel mixing bowl.
- 2Coating: Crack a whole egg directly into the bowl with the chicken.
- 3Coating: Add soy sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic powder; grind additional seasoning onto the chicken using a black mill.
- 4Coating: Mix until the chicken is evenly coated in a brown marinade.
- 5Coating: Pour a generous amount of white powder (potato starch or optional cornstarch) over the marinated chicken.
- 6Coating: Mix by hand until each piece is fully coated with the starch.
- 7Coating: Transfer the coated chicken to an air‑fryer basket, arranging pieces in a single layer.
- 8Coating: Air‑fry at 400°F for about 20 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through, until the coating is golden and crisp.
- 9Sauce: In a metal mixing bowl, combine gochujang, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ketchup, honey, brown sugar, sesame oil, and grated garlic.
- 10Sauce: Whisk the mixture until smooth, then pour it into a stainless steel frying pan.
- 11Sauce: Simmer the sauce over a portable gas stove, stirring occasionally, until it becomes glossy and slightly thickened.
- 12Sauce: Add a pat of butter to the simmering sauce and stir until fully melted and incorporated.
- 13Combine: Add the cooked, air‑fried chicken pieces to the simmering sauce.
- 14Combine: Toss the chicken and sauce together in the pan using a wooden spoon until every piece is evenly coated.
- 15Garnish: Sprinkle sesame seeds over the sauced chicken.
- 16Garnish: Top with sliced green onions.
- 17Serve: Spoon the finished chicken over a bed of cooked white rice.
Helpful tips while cooking
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Shake the basket halfway
Pause the air‑fryer halfway through the 20‑minute cook and shake the basket to promote even crisping.
Whisk sauce until smooth
Combine all sauce ingredients in a bowl and whisk before heating.
Add butter after sauce thickens
Stir a pat of butter into the sauce only after it becomes glossy and slightly thickened.
Toss chicken until fully coated
Use a wooden spoon to toss the air‑fried chicken in the pan until every piece is evenly coated with sauce.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Korean Popcorn Chicken?
- About 40 minutes in total: 15 minutes of prep and 25 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Korean Popcorn Chicken recipe make?
- This recipe makes 4 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Korean Popcorn Chicken recipe come from?
- It was shared by Ryan Miller on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.