Cheesy Korean Fire Chicken

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Turn up the heat with this Cheesy Korean Fire Chicken dish. The recipe allows you to add the right amount of spice to suit your taste, while the creamy mozzarella cheese perfectly rounds out the flavour.

Total Time

30 minutes

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Ingredients

500 gm chicken breast
250 gm Happy Valley Mozzarella Cheese
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 tbs hot pepper flakes (gochugaru)
3-4 tsp hot pepper paste (gochujang)
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tbs canola oil
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tbs rice syrup
150 ml water
Spring onion, chopped

Directions

Cut chicken breast into small cubes.
Cut mozzarella cheese into small pieces.
In a bowl add hot pepper flakes, hot pepper paste, soy sauce, canola oil, black pepper, rice syrup, and minced garlic, and mix it evenly into a spicy paste.
Put the chicken into the bowl, mix evenly with the paste. Marinate for about 15 minutes and start to preheat the oven to 200°C.
Place the chicken in a cast iron pan on medium-high heat. Add 150 ml water into the bowl with the remaining paste, then pour it into the pan, cook for about 10 minutes.
Cover the pan, turn to low heat, cook for another 5 minutes then open the lid. Cook until the liquid has evaporated, and the chicken is fully cooked.
Turn off the heat, add mozzarella cheese over the top.
Move it to oven for about 5 minutes, until all cheese is melted.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chopped spring onion, serve hot.