Mae-un Dak Gui 
(Korean hot and spicy grilled chicken)

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Korean hot and spicy grilled chicken
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There are a variety of grilled dishes in Korean cooking that go by the name gui. Mae-un dak gui (매운닭구이) is one such dish that uses chicken (dak) boldly flavored with a hot and spicy (mae-un) chili marinade.

Quick and easy, dak gui makes a terrific mid-week meal. Just start marinating in the morning and you’ll be good to grill by evening.

Mae-un Dak Gui
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Mae-un Dak Gui

Course: PoultryCuisine: Korea
Makes 4 to 6 servings

There are a many grilled dishes in Korean cooking that take the name gui. Mae-un dak gui is one such dish that uses chicken, boldly flavored with a hot and spicy chili marinade.

Ingredients

  • For the chicken

  • Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, cut into smaller pieces — 2 pounds

  • Gojuchang chili paste — 1/3 cup

  • Mirin — 1/4 cup

  • Soy sauce — 2 tablespoons

  • Sesame oil — 2 tablespoons

  • Garlic, minced — 2 or 3 cloves

  • Ginger, minced — 1 tablespoon

  • Salt and pepper — to taste

  • For servings

  • Green or red leaf lettuce leaves

  • Hot steamed rice

Directions

  • Mix all the ingredients together well in a large bowl and refrigerate to marinate for at least 3 hours, and up to 12 hours.
  • Remove the chicken from the marinate and grill or broil until cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes.
  • To eat, serve with lettuce leaves and steamed rice. Place a bit of rice on a lettuce leaf and top with a piece of grilled dak gui. Roll the leaf up around the filling and eat with your hands.

Dak Gui Notes and Variations

  • Gochujang chili paste is available in Korean or other Asian markets, or can be ordered online.
  • To make a quick condiment to serve with the dak gui, mix 2 tablespoons of gochujang paste with 1 teaspoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil and enough soy sauce or water to thin it out a bit. Spread a little of this sauce on the lettuce leaf before filling it.
  • f you don’t have mirin, use rice wine or sake and about 1 tablespoon of sugar.
  • Add 2 or 3 roughly chopped scallions to the marinating chicken if you like. Grill the scallions along with the chicken.

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