CHICKEN THIGH JJIMDAK (KOREAN BRAISED CHICKEN)

Chicken Thigh Jjimdak (Korean Braised Chicken) image

This is my version of jjimdak. I love bone-in chicken, but I am using larger cuts (thighs) than normal jjimdak because I can spend less time cutting around the bones and more time eating.

Provided by TheElusivePastry

Time 1h25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

5 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons cooking wine
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons sesame oil
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
2 pounds chicken thighs
1 tablespoon butter
2 ½ cups water
5 ounces cellophane noodles
1 medium potato, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 medium white onion, diced
2 medium carrots, diced
1 dried red chile pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
2 stalks green onion, sliced
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Steps:

Combine soy sauce, cooking wine, brown sugar, garlic, sesame oil, black pepper, and ginger for sauce in a bowl; set aside.
Bring a large pot with salted water to a boil. Add chicken thighs to the boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat, drain water, and set chicken aside.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place chicken thighs, skin-side down, in the melted butter. Pour reserved sauce and 2 1/2 cups water over top. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat slightly once it starts boiling, remove lid, and flip chicken. Allow to cook for 15 minutes, turning chicken again halfway through.
Meanwhile, soak cellophane noodles in a bowl of hot water for 10 minutes. Strain and set noodles aside.
Add potato, onion, carrots, and chile pepper to the skillet. Cook until all ingredients are almost cooked through, about 10 minutes, stirring everything after 5 minutes and flipping chicken again. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until sauce has desired consistency, 5 to 15 minutes. Keep stirring the sauce and turning the chicken every 2 minutes so it doesn't burn. At the final flip, make sure the chicken is skin-side up.
Once sauce is almost the desired consistency, mix in drained noodles and green onion. Make sure the chicken is on top of all the ingredients. Cook for 3 more minutes and then turn off the heat. Mix once more and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 683.8 calories, Carbohydrate 58.1 g, Cholesterol 149 mg, Fat 30.1 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 41.8 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 1381.5 mg, Sugar 13.5 g