Jjimdak
Jjimdak
Servings
3-4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
40
minutesIngredients
200 grams sweet potato noodles
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons mirin or rice wine
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons sesame oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger root, microplane grated
1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3-4 chicken marylands (thigh with drumstick), skin-on
1/2 large onion, chopped
1 tablespoon gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes)
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 small potatoes, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
1 green onion, chopped
Directions
- Soak sweet potato noodles in warm water for 20-30 minutes.
- Combine soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, mirin/rice wine, sugar, honey, garlic, and ginger, stirring to dissolve.
- Heat Dutch oven over medium-high heat with vegetable oil, then add chicken, letting it cook until skin is browned and releases from bottom.
- Add onion, gochugaru, salt and pepper, cook stirring occasionally 2-3 minutes until onion is translucent.
- Add sauce, 2 cups of water, and bring to a boil, before reducing heat and simmering for 10 minutes.
- Add chopped potatoes, and cook for 10 minutes. Then add chopped carrot, and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add drained noodles, and cook 2-3 minutes more until noodles are completely soft.
- Turn off heat, sprinkle with chopped green onions and drizzle of sesame oil before serving hot over rice.