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54 minutes•Easy•Serves 6

Spicy Korean Boneless Chicken Bites with Chili Glaze

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Spicy Korean Boneless Chicken Bites with Chili Glaze

By @chef1

Crispy baked (or air-fried!) boneless chicken pieces coated in a sticky, spicy-sweet chili glaze. A guaranteed crowd-pleaser with a Korean twist, perfect for game day!

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Ingredients

  • ●900g Boneless skinless chicken thigh meat, raw
  • ●1 tbsp Olive oil
  • ●1/2 tsp Salt
  • ●1/4 tsp Black pepper
  • ●30g Hot pepper sauce
  • ●2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • ●2 tbsp Honey (or maple syrup)
  • ●1 tbsp Rice vinegar
  • ●1 tbsp Sesame oil
  • ●1 clove Garlic, minced
  • ●1/2 tsp Ginger, grated
  • ●1/4 tsp Red pepper flakes (optional)
  • ●10g Toasted sesame seeds
  • ●20g Green onions
  • ●30g Tomato paste
  • ●15g Brown sugar

Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Toss Boneless Chicken Bites with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
  2. 2
    Arrange 1-inch boneless chicken pieces in a single layer. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 20-25 minutes, turning halfway, until cooked through.
  3. 3
    Whisk measured hot sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and optional red pepper flakes in a saucepan.
  4. 4
    Bring the glaze to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until slightly thickened.
  5. 5
    In a large bowl, toss the baked chicken pieces with the Chili glaze until evenly coated.
  6. 6
    Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green onions. Serve immediately and watch them disappear!

Recipe details

Cuisine
Korean-inspired
Category
Appetizer
Preparation
19 minutes

Estimated total: 54 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • oven preheat: 15 min planning allowance (oven_preheat)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • sauce heat: 3 min planning allowance (sauce_heat)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • garnish: 2 min planning allowance (garnish)
  • Cooking overlaps preparation or other cooking; a separate cooking subtotal is omitted.
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • Replace bone-in wing mass with a new weighed boneless chicken ingredient; no bone-free wing yield inferred.
  • Olive oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
  • Salt: USDA tsp portion weight
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • Black pepper: USDA tsp, ground portion weight
  • USDA black pepper; documented seasoning allowance applies only to to-taste/pinch amounts.
  • Replace unknown gochujang formulation with a measured hot-sauce, sugar and tomato-paste glaze.
  • Soy sauce: USDA tbsp portion weight
  • Honey (or maple syrup): USDA tbsp portion weight
  • Honey chosen as the first alternative over maple syrup.
  • Rice vinegar: product-label volume convention (teaspoon 5 mL, tablespoon 15 mL, cup 240 mL)
  • Rice vinegar: USDA FoodData Central Branded: KIKKOMAN, published 2021-10-28; product-label estimate, formulation and label rounding may vary (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2158088/nutrients)
  • Kikkoman unseasoned rice-vinegar label; milliliters remain volume, not gram weights.
  • Sesame oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
  • Garlic, minced: USDA clove portion weight
  • Ginger, grated: USDA tsp portion weight
  • Excludes optional Red pepper flakes (optional)
  • USDA unsalted toasted sesame kernels, chosen hulled style; not raw seeds or a seasoned sesame blend.
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method.
  • Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method.
  • Boneless skinless chicken thigh meat, raw: Replace bone-in wing mass with a new weighed boneless chicken ingredient; no bone-free wing yield inferred. Original: {"item":"Chicken wings, separated into drumettes and flats","amount":"2 lbs"}. Authored: {"item":"Boneless skinless chicken thigh meat, raw","amount":"900g"}.
  • Hot pepper sauce: Replace unknown gochujang formulation with a measured hot-sauce, sugar and tomato-paste glaze. Original: {"item":"Gochujang (Korean chili paste)","amount":"1/4 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Hot pepper sauce","amount":"30g"}.
  • Tomato paste: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Tomato paste","amount":"30g"}.
  • Brown sugar: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Brown sugar","amount":"15g"}.
  • Toasted sesame seeds: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Sesame seeds","amount":"To garnish"}. Authored: {"item":"Toasted sesame seeds","amount":"10g"}.
  • Green onions: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Chopped green onions","amount":"To garnish"}. Authored: {"item":"Green onions","amount":"20g"}.
  • Boneless skinless chicken thigh meat, raw: Replace bone-in wing mass with a new weighed boneless chicken ingredient; no bone-free wing yield inferred. Original: {"item":"Chicken wings, separated into drumettes and flats","amount":"2 lbs"}. Authored: {"item":"Boneless skinless chicken thigh meat, raw","amount":"900g"}.
  • Hot pepper sauce: Replace unknown gochujang formulation with a measured hot-sauce, sugar and tomato-paste glaze. Original: {"item":"Gochujang (Korean chili paste)","amount":"1/4 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Hot pepper sauce","amount":"30g"}.
  • Tomato paste: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Tomato paste","amount":"30g"}.
  • Brown sugar: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Brown sugar","amount":"15g"}.
  • Toasted sesame seeds: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Sesame seeds","amount":"To garnish"}. Authored: {"item":"Toasted sesame seeds","amount":"10g"}.
  • Green onions: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Chopped green onions","amount":"To garnish"}. Authored: {"item":"Green onions","amount":"20g"}.

chicken wings · gochujang glaze · sesame oil

Estimated nutrition per serving

271 calories · 30.6 g protein · 10.4 g carbohydrate · 11.6 g fat · 767 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Excludes optional Red pepper flakes (optional) Nutrients with incomplete inputs omitted. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

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Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Thursday
breakfast
winter
Requested: 8 min
1 person
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