Dakgalbi — spicy chicken stir-fry
Chicken, cabbage and sweet potato cooked in a gochujang sauce.
Ingredients
How to cook
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Mix with gochujang, gochugaru, soy sauce, sugar and garlic; refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Cut the cabbage into large pieces and the sweet potato into 5 mm slices.
- Heat the oil and stir-fry the chicken for 5 minutes. Add vegetables, rice cakes and water; cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- Uncover and stir-fry for 3 minutes to reduce the sauce. Check the chicken center reaches at least 74°C.
KOREAN KITCHEN · LOCAL OPTIONS
Local ingredient swaps
Use these options when the original ingredient is unavailable. Flavor and texture will change; these swaps have not been tested in our kitchen.
| Korean ingredient | Local option | How to use it | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gochujang | Look for Korean gochujang in an Asian grocery or online | Buy the original paste for the closest result; start with less if reducing heat. | Sriracha, ketchup and Mexican chili pastes are not direct substitutes for fermented gochujang. |
| Tteokbokki rice cakes | Korean refrigerated or frozen rice cakes | Follow the package soaking or thawing directions. Use a Korean/Asian grocery or an online seller. | There is no close ordinary-pasta substitute for the chewy rice-cake texture. |
| Gochugaru | Plain sweet paprika plus an optional pinch of cayenne | Use paprika for color and add cayenne cautiously to the cooked sauce. | It lacks gochugaru’s flavor and texture. Do not use a chili seasoning blend containing cumin or salt. |
Ingredients and allergies
Check product labels: soy sauce can contain wheat, kimchi and fish cakes can contain seafood, and miso or tofu contains soy. Ingredient swaps do not automatically make a dish gluten-free, vegetarian or allergy-safe.
Sources and scope
Use these options when the original ingredient is unavailable. Flavor and texture will change; these swaps have not been tested in our kitchen.
Your shopping checklist
Quantities are for the original recipe and its listed servings. Swaps are optional: use the table above to adjust, and do not buy both choices unless needed. Check what you already have.
Look in the produce and refrigerated aisles first; check an Asian grocery or online seller for Korean specialty ingredients. This is a shopping guide, not a live stock or delivery check.
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