Sticky Chicken Gochujang Sesame and Spring Onion

    15m prep time
    35m total time
    Easy level
    11 ingredients

The star of the recipe is gochujang, which is Korean red chilli paste. It has a sweet flavour profile, quite spicy, and has a thick texture which coats the chicken well, creating a lovely thick and sticky sauce. The fermentation process makes Gochujang a healthy probiotic that assists with digestion and boosts immunity, perfect for when trying to fight off those pesky, winter bugs.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

In a bowl, combine the gochujang, soy sauce, runny honey, sesame oil, and 2/3rds of the garlic paste and mix well and set aside. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and place into a clean bowl. Add half of the gochujang mixture you just made into the bowl of chicken and combine well. Set aside to marinate for a few minutes.

Step 2

Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan or preferably a wok over medium-high heat. Add in the marinated chicken and cook for about 6-7 minutes, stirring around in the pan often to allow the chicken to cook and colour evenly. Increase the heat to high and add in the rest of the gochujang sauce mixture and sliced spring onions and the sesame seeds. Cook for a further 3-5 minutes until the sauce has thickened and clinging to the cooked chicken. Remove from heat.

Step 3

In a separate frying pan, add a dash of oil, followed by the sliced sweetheart cabbage. Add the remaining garlic paste a dash of soy sauce and a splash of water to create some steam. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the cabbage has wilted but still has bite and texture and the liquid has evaporated.

Step 4

Heat the rice according to the packet instructions and serve the chicken on top of the cooked rice alongside the wilted cabbage.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 2 tbsp Honey 1 x Sainsbury's Runny Honey 340g
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L
  • 640g Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 x Sainsbury's 640g British Fresh Skinless & Boneless Chicken Thigh Fillets
  • 3 tbsp Roasted Sesame Seeds 1 x Sainsbury's Sesame Seeds 100g
  • 8 Spring Onions, cut into 2.5cm pieces 1 x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g
  • 2 tbsp Sesame Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Sesame Oil, Toasted 250ml
  • 2 tbsp Gochujang 1 x Sun Hee Gochujang Sun Dried Red Chilli Paste 170g
  • 3 tbsp Reduced Salt Soy Sauce, plus a dash more for the cabbage 1 x Sainsbury's Soy Sauce Reduced Salt 150ml
  • 1.5 tbsp Garlic Paste 1 x KTC Minced Garlic Paste 210g
  • 2 White Rice 2 x Ben's Original Classic Long Grain Microwave Rice 220g
  • 1 Sweetheart Cabbage, sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Sweetheart Cabbage
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