Spicy Garlic Fried Chicken

5 / 5 (5 reviews)

Korean style spicy garlic fried chicken (Kkanpunggi) recipe

By: Sue | My Korean Kitchen (via Mykoreankitchen)
Original Publish: May 27, 2017
Last Updated: Mar 1, 2026
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Yields: 4

Nutrition Facts

576 kcalCalories
26 gProtein
50 gCarbs
29 gFat
Finished Spicy Garlic Fried Chicken

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Combine the chicken pieces with the marinade sauce then leave it in the fridge covered while you prepare the other ingredients (about 15 minutes).

  2. When all the ingredients are ready, take out the chicken from the fridge, then combine it with the batter ingredients. Mix it well.

  3. Pour a generous amount of vegetable oil into a deep wok and when it reaches about 175 C / 347 F, add one battered chicken piece. When it floats, add more chicken and deep fry all the chicken pieces. As you fry them, take out the fried chicken onto some kitchen paper to soak some oil off. Deep fry all the chicken pieces once more for a crispy texture. Take them out and set aside.

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Chef's Notes

* 1 Tbsp = 15 ml, 1 Cup = 250 ml
** I listedĀ 3 different ways to adjust theĀ spice level above using dried red chilies, hot cayenne peppers, and chili oil. Use these with moderation so that it doesn't turn out to be overly spicy!

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Reviews from the Original Source

Nalin ★ 5.0/5

HI Sue,

I tried Kkanpunggi twice using another recipe (youtube - I won't mention names) and it wasn't to my taste and I realised there is something missing.

Your recipe has more ingredients (more work) but as a result will have the final taste I am looking for.

Thanks for this recipe as it's very detailed. I feel I can use prawns for this as well? what do you think? I will come back to comment on this.

Hannes ★ 5.0/5

It tasted delicious, thank you so much for this recipe.

My wife and kids loved it as well and the little ones asked when we'll have it again.

Greetings from Austria.

Isadora Guidoni ★ 5.0/5

Such a delicious recipe! I've been trying to prepare more homecooked meals and this one was a little challenge for me. I never prepared anything like this before, but I must say the effort was totally worth it. Thank you for posting it!!

Andrew ★ 5.0/5

Thanks Sue

Andrew ★ 5.0/5

Sue, made this tonight, a little time consuming, but soooooo worth it. I have a fussy eater (child), so I left out the chilli and we made her the plain without the sauce. Made her try one with sauce and that was the end of the plain ones... :) I want the sauce.

One question, I found that there wasn't much sauce, do I need to make more, or did I maybe thicken it too much. I ended up adding double the sauces to make it a bit more saucy that seemed to work.

I am with Kelli, Dinner at Sues house, I am only about 4 hours north of Brissie :). I love Korean food, and now thanks to you I can enjoy them as well...

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