Ttukdak Hyung's Yulinji

Crispy fried chicken thigh with potato starch, served with green onion, green chili, and red chili for a sweet and sour flavor

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who want to enjoy a special chicken dish with crispy chicken thigh and a sweet and sour sauce
  • Those who prefer light, crunchy textures from a thin batter-coated chicken thigh
  • Those who want to enjoy a unique Chinese-style meal at home using familiar chicken meat

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • chicken thigh : 600g
  • seasoning salt : 0.3 tablespoon
  • pepper : 0.3 tablespoon
  • mirin : 1 tablespoon
  • oyster sauce : 1 tablespoon
  • potato starch : 5 tablespoons
  • vegetable oil
  • lettuce
  • water : 180ml
  • soy sauce : 50ml
  • vinegar : 70ml
  • sesame oil : 40ml
  • sugar : 5 tablespoons
  • green onion : 50g
  • green chili : 40g
  • red chili : 30g

Recipe 🍳

  1. Mix 600g of chicken thigh with 0.3 tablespoon seasoning salt, 0.3 tablespoon pepper, 1 tablespoon mirin, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, and 5 tablespoons potato starch until evenly coated.
  2. Fry the chicken thigh in vegetable oil until golden brown on both sides, then fry again to make it extra crispy.
  3. Combine 180ml water, 50ml soy sauce, 70ml vinegar, 40ml sesame oil, 5 tablespoons sugar, 50g green onion, 40g green chili, and 30g red chili to make the sauce.
  4. Place lettuce on a plate, top with fried chicken, then pour the sauce over and serve.
  1. Marinate chicken thigh with oyster sauce and potato starch, then deep-fry in vegetable oil until golden and crispy.
  2. Prepare the yulinji sauce by mixing soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, green onion, and chilies in advance.
  3. Lay fresh lettuce on a plate, place the fried chicken on top, and generously drizzle with the sweet and sour sauce to finish.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Coating chicken thigh with potato starch and frying it twice in vegetable oil results in an even crispier yulinji.
YouTube

Choi Kang-rok's Yurin-gi

A dish featuring chicken thigh meat fried to a fluffy interior and crispy exterior with an egg batter, generously topped with fresh lettuce and a sauce of aromatic vegetables.

40minNormalMeat & mains
Chicken thigh meatCheongju (rice wine)EggStarchFlour
Late-night snackAll-purpose sauceUmami
YouTube

Seungwoo Dad's Yurinki

Chicken thigh meat yurinki with a perfectly crispy texture achieved by slowly frying from cold oil, ensuring no failure.

30minEasyMeat & mains
Chicken thigh meatPotato starchEgg whitesLettuceChili peppers
Home partyEntertaining guestsFor beginners
YouTube

Ttukdak Hyung's Dongpo Pork

Pork belly simmered richly in a black bean sauce until tender and savory, a Dongpo pork variation.

55minNormalMeat & mains
Pork belly or five-layer porkSoy sauceCorn syrupGreen onionOnion
Meat dishHome cooking
YouTube

Ttukdak Hyung's Crispy Bulgogi

Crispy bulgogi made by marinating thinly sliced beef with green onions, grated pear, and other seasonings for one day, then pan-searing it until deeply savory and crisp.

55minNormalMeat & mains
beefgreen onionsoy saucegrated peargarlic
meat dishhomemade meal
YouTube

Seungwoo Dad's "Wang" Donkatsu (Western-style Pork Cutlet)

A nostalgic Western-style "Wang" Donkatsu, featuring pork loin pounded thin, coated in homemade wet breadcrumbs, fried to a crisp, and topped with an authentic brown sauce made by toasting butter and flour.

45minNormalMeat & mains
PorkFlourEggsBreadButter
Home cookingKid's snackHomemade
YouTube

Striker Chef's Blue Cheese Kimchi Kalguksu

A unique hangover remedy kalguksu featuring spicy and refreshing kimchi broth with chewy noodles made from a savory and flavorful blue cheese dough.

45minNormalMeat & mains
FlourBlue cheeseKimchiRadishDried shrimp
Unique DishHome Cooking