Spicy Chicken Rice -Korean Inspired
Have you had one of those days where you are tired, hungry but you don’t want to wait for food delivery? There are days that I find myself not wanting to cook but far too cheap to order food. On those days, I like to make easy meals like this spicy chicken rice. This spicy chicken rice can be done within 25 minutes so it’s faster than ordering takeout!
What I love about this recipe is that you can use bibimbap sauce (Korean or Asian grocery store) or you can make it at home with a few ingredients and cook the chicken with it. We also donโt need many ingredients! I also love that I can throw anything I have around into this dish. Meaning that I can also add other toppings like kimchi, fried egg, or some fresh veggies like cucumbers, lettuce!
Inspiration for Spicy Chicken rice:
This recipe is an adaptation of the Korean bibimbap. When I was in school, if I didn’t know what to eat for dinner, I would make bibimbap. However, I disliked cutting up all the veggies and meat and cooking them individually before assembling them. I know a lot of Koreans would put in leftover banchans or side dishes with Korean pepper paste and sesame oil and it was done. I didn’t have that so I had to make everything from scratch.
However, I came across an interesting recipe where they used some store bought bibimbap sauce to cook chicken and made a Korean Inspired spicy chicken rice. I made it and it was delicious and it’s on my list of lazy meals to cook on busy days. I didn’t have a pre-made bibimbap sauce on hand, but I had all the ingredients needed to make bibimbap sauce so I just needed to adjust the ingredient amounts to my liking. Other than that, I had all the ingredients on hand and it took me less than 30 minutes to make it!
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 2 1/2 lbs chicken breast/ boneless chicken thighs
- 1 medium size onion
Sauce
- 3 tbsp Gochujang (Korean chili paste)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp vinegar (Apple cider or rice vinegar)
- 2 tsp minced garlic
Other ingredients
- Cooked rice
- 2-4 eggs (for fried eggs)
- Nori and sesame seed seasoning (furikake)
- Kimchi (optional)
- Lettuce or cucumbers
How to make spicy chicken rice
- Cut the chicken into bite size pieces
- Slice your onions thinly.
- Prepare your sauce and set aside.
- In a heated pan, add some oil. Saute the onions until they are slightly wilted. Then add in the chicken.
- Stir fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes until most of the pink colour is mostly gone.
- Add in your sauce and cover. Let it simmer for 10-11 minutes until the sauce is thickened.
- Fry an egg (optional)
- Serve the chicken on rice with your fried egg, kimchi (optional), lettuce or cucumber, nori and sesame seed seasoning (optional).
Pro-tip:
- I recommend using dark meat with this recipe simply because itโs more juicy and flavourful than breast. However if you only have breast or prefer breast, itโs still good.
- Don’t add a lot of water as the chicken and onions will produce a lot more water as it cooks. If anything, can always add a slightly less water and then add in more if you find that it’s too dry.
Spicy Chicken Rice
Ingredients
- 2 ยฝ lbs chicken breast/ boneless chicken thighs
- 1 medium size onion
Sauce
- 3 tbsp Gochujang Korean chili paste
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 ยฝ tsp sugar
- ยผ cup water
- 2 tsp vinegar Apple cider or rice vinegar
- 2 tsp minced garlic
Other Ingredients
- Cooked rice
- 2-4 eggs fried egg
- Nori and sesame seed seasoning
- Kimchi optional
- Shredded lettuce or sliced cucumbers
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into bite size pieces
- Slice your onions thinly.
- Prepare your sauce and set aside.
- In a heated pan, add some oil. Saute the onions until they are slightly wilted. Then add in the chicken.
- Stir fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes until most of the pink colour is mostly gone.
- Add in your sauce and cover. Let it simmer for 10-11 minutes until the sauce is thickened.
- Fry an egg (optional)
- Serve the chicken on rice with your fried egg, kimchi (optional), lettuce or cucumber, nori and sesame seed seasoning (optional).
