Korean Fried Chicken

Jan 22, 2019

These Korean style fried chicken wings are crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside. Coated with a flavourful sweet and sticky sauce, they’re an ideal finger food for game day parties. Finger-lickin’ good!

PREP TIME: 20 min •  COOK TIME: 1-hour  •  TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 20 min

Korean Fried Chicken. Double-fried to crunchy perfection!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup honey
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar (or white vinegar)
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 lbs chicken wings, mixture of drumettes and wingettes
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger root, grated
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ⅔ cup potato starch (or corn starch)
• Vegetable oil for frying
• Sesame seeds, toasted

Instructions

Make the sauce:

Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Add the olive oil and garlic; cook for 30 seconds. Add soy sauce, honey, vinegar, mustard and brown sugar; stir and cook for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and set aside.

Season and fry the chicken:

1. Add ginger, salt and black pepper to a large bowl. Add chicken wings, and using your hands, mix and toss wings until they are coated well.
2. Place potato starch in a shallow dish. Roll each wing in the powder; shake off excess powder.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet. Working in batches, add wings a few at a time and cook for 8-10 minutes, turning a few times using a tong. Drain on paper towel lined plate. Repeat until all the wings are fried.
4. Refry the wings, starting with the first batch you fried, followed by subsequently cooked batches, for another 3-5 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. Drain on paper towel lined plate.

Coat the wings with sauce:

Reheat the sauce. Add the chicken wings while they are still hot; mixing well until wings are fully coated with sauce. Remove wings from sauce, allowing excess to drain/drip off, and place on a serving platter. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

ALTERNATIVE SAUCE

If you prefer a sweet and spicy sauce, try these ingredients. It includes gochujang – a traditional ingredient for KFC.

• 3 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons gochujang (Korean chili paste)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 tablespoons sesame oil

Add all ingredients to a medium saucepan. Heat over low to medium heat and stir well. Once the sauce starts bubbling, remove the pan from the heat. Add the double-fried chicken and stir to coat well. Remove chicken from sauce and place on serving platter; sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve immediately. Alternatively, you can skip coating the fried chicken and serve the sauce on the side.

Pull-Apart Garlic Bread Meatball Sandwiches

Jan 22, 2019

Recipe & photos from McCormick

Meaty. Cheesy. Easy! Store-bought rolls are transformed into garlic bread with McCormick Garlic Powder and Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning. These ooey-gooey, savory sandwiches are perfect for party snacking.

PREP TIME: 10 min   •   COOK TIME: 30 min   •   MAKES: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
• 4 teaspoons McCormick® Perfect Pinch® Italian Seasoning, divided
• 3 teaspoons McCormick® Garlic Powder, divided
• 1 package (12 ounces) refrigerated chicken meatballs, cut in half
• 1 package sweet Hawaiian dinner rolls, (12 rolls) Substitutions available
• 6 slices provolone cheese
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Thyme & Garlic Pork Chops

Jan 22, 2019

Juicy, tender and flavorful pork chops in a thyme and garlic butter sauce. Quickly pan seared and then finished in the oven, these delicious chops are ready in less than 20 minutes!

Ingredients

• 2 medium pork chops
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 8 cloves garlic – leave 6 cloves whole and mince 2 cloves
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Season pork chops with salt and pepper and set aside.
3. In a small bowl mix together melted butter, thyme, and minced garlic. Set aside.
4. In a cast iron or oven-proof skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. When the skillet is hot add pork chops. Sear until golden; about 4 minutes per side.
5. Pour garlic butter mixture over the pork chops. Add the remaining whole garlic cloves to the pan. Place skillet in the oven and cook for about 10-12 minutes or until pork chops reach an internal temperature of 145°F (test with meat thermometer).
6. Spoon a little of the butter sauce left in the skillet onto the pork chops before serving.