Dakgalbi Fried Rice
Quick answer
- Total time
- 26 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Dakgalbi fried rice combines 240 g boneless chicken thigh, 120 g cabbage, 100 g onion, 2 cups cold rice, and 80 g mozzarella in one pan.
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Cut the chicken and vegetables into 2 to 3 cm pieces. Cook the chicken in 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat until lightly browned, then add the cabbage and onion for 2 minutes. Stir in 1.5 tbsp gochujang, 1 tbsp gochugaru, and 1 tbsp soy sauce for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the cold rice, raise the heat to high, and press and turn it for 3 to 4 minutes. Flatten the rice against the pan for 30 seconds, then distribute the cheese over the surface. Cover and heat over low heat for 1 minute before dividing the fried rice between two bowls. The recipe contains no perilla leaves or sesame garnish.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Prep
Cut 240 g chicken thigh, 120 g cabbage, and 100 g onion into 2 to 3 cm pieces.
- 2Control
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan over medium-high heat and cook the chicken until its surface is lightly browned.
- 3Heat
Add the cabbage and onion and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- 4Season
Add 1.5 tbsp gochujang, 1 tbsp gochugaru, and 1 tbsp soy sauce.
Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, coating the chicken and vegetables evenly.
- 5Control
Add 2 cups cold rice and cook over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes, spreading and turning the rice.
Press it evenly against the pan and leave it undisturbed for 30 seconds.
- 6Control
Distribute 80 g mozzarella evenly over the rice, cover, and melt it over low heat for 1 minute.
Divide the fried rice between two bowls.
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- Key technique
- Cooks 240 g chicken thigh with 120 g cabbage and 100 g onion in one pan
- Finish cue
- Distribute 80 g mozzarella evenly over the rice, cover, and melt it over low heat for 1 minute.
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This recipe
26min, 9 ingredients
Category median
40min, 8 ingredients
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