Sweet and Spicy Dak Kkochi (Chicken Skewers) with Rice Cakes
A delicious bar snack of chicken breast, chewy rice cakes, and vegetables threaded onto skewers and simmered in a sweet and spicy sauce.
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Chicken breast, rice cakes, and various vegetables are alternately threaded onto skewers and simmered gently in a sweet and spicy seasoning. Gochujang and hot sauce add a tangy kick of heat, making this perfect as a snack or accompaniment to drinks. You can pre-bake them in the oven or easily sear and braise them right in a pan.
- Cook time
- 15 minprep not included
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Spiciness
- Spicy
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Chicken breastas needed
- Rice cakesas needed
- Onionas needed
- Green chili pepper (or bell pepper)as needed
- Mushroomsas needed
Sauce
- Juice (or water)1/2 cup
- Gochujang (Korean red chili paste)1 tbsp
- Garlic1 tbsp
- Ketchup4 tbsp
- Corn syrup (mulyeot)1 tbsp
- Worcestershire sauce (or regular soy sauce (jin-ganjang))1 tbsp
- Hot sauce (or chili pepper juice)1 tbsp
- Ground black peppera little of each
- Ginger powdera little of each
- You can use other cuts of chicken instead of chicken breast, use whatever vegetables you have in the fridge, and rice cakes are highly recommended.
- When making the sauce with water instead of juice, add more corn syrup or sugar.
Steps
This amount is the breast meat from one whole chicken.
It is great to buy a whole chicken, use the tasty parts for braising, and use the less popular breast meat to make snacks.
Slice the chicken breast thinly into fillets, then season with salt, ground black pepper, and mirin.
Thread the ingredients alternately onto skewers.
First, pre-bake them in the oven at 180°C for 15 minutes.
If you do not have an oven, just sear the chicken breast lightly and thread it onto the skewers.
Add all the sauce ingredients listed above and bring to a boil. This makes enough sauce for 10 small skewers.
If you use water instead of juice, just add extra corn syrup or sugar.
It depends on the number of skewers you make, but make more sauce than I did and brush it on generously.
Once the sauce boils, add the skewers and simmer.
When the liquid has reduced and sits shallowly, it is done.
If baking in the oven, brush on the sauce and bake for about 5 minutes.
Ppunwife's tips
- It is great to buy a whole chicken, use the tasty parts for braising, and use the less popular breast meat to make snacks.
- When making this for children, do not add hot sauce.
FAQ
How do I pre-cook the skewers if I do not have an oven?
If you do not have an oven, sear only the chicken breast lightly in a frying pan first, then thread it onto skewers with the other ingredients and proceed.
How do I adjust the spiciness for children?
When preparing it as a snack for children, omit the hot sauce from the sauce so they can enjoy it without the heat.
Can I use water instead of juice in the sauce?
You can boil it with water instead of juice; just add extra corn syrup or sugar to adjust for the missing sweetness.
