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Originally Posted by Owlchick
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You need some tongs or chopsticks to help you get the chicken bits out of your hot oil :D I was fretting for you using that little fork!
Nice videos with great sound. Have you tried this using mochi flour instead of cornstarch? Thanks for the nice words on the videos. I have never tried using mochi flour but I may have to try it. |
Originally Posted by skchin
(Post 12207709)
The flavored fried chicken you should try is called "Bull Dak" Fire Chicken.
It's scorching spicy, absolutely fantastic flavor. Not recommended for the weak on spicy food. I'm not sure if the spicy version was "bull dak" but it was certainly good and fairly spicy. Almost nothing is too spicy for me, so I'll try to find some bull dak and report back here if I find it. |
Originally Posted by rjque
(Post 12208542)
I had Korean fried chicken again last night, this time over Karaoke at a different restaurant. There were two types: a spicy type and a soy/garlic type. I thought both were good but I won't necessarily crave them.
I'm not sure if the spicy version was "bull dak" but it was certainly good and fairly spicy. Almost nothing is too spicy for me, so I'll try to find some bull dak and report back here if I find it. |
This is my best version of Korean Fried Chicken so far. I used a basic Korean Frying mix with some curry powder. The simple sauce is soy sauce, Korean rice syrup, ginger juice and Korean pepper.
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Anyone else hungry?
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Anyone been to Boka at 9 St. Mark's Place in NYC? I've heard they have an unlimited beer (Coors Light) and chicken special during happy hour (4 or 5 to 8). I definitely want to check it out sometime!
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some of the best Korean fried chicken or fried chicken period is a little Korean rest in San Francisco Re: Brothers. I prefer Brothers 2, which is on 4th & Geary next to Luna gift shop, over Brothers. |
Originally Posted by sadeghi
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Kyochon is opening soon right across the street at 32nd and 5th.
Also stated the when/where Korean fried chicken started. Nineteen years ago in a small shop in Gumi, South Korea, a restaurant owner named Kwon Won King added his own savory garlic-soy dressing to double fried wings & drumsticks, and the specialty known as yangnyeom dak took off as a fast-food phenomenon |
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Among foodies perhaps this is a hot thing, due in large part to Momofuku's David Chang and his influence, but I don't think there is a craze among the general American populace.
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It's been a while. Great Seas on Lawrence in Chicago has moved across the street. The original owners have retired and not sure if it is run by the same family anymore. The new digs are much bigger and nicer. One of the waitresses remembered me. The chicken wings were still good but definitely not like the past. I haven't been there in close to 7-10 years. It just reminded me of what it used to be. I also know they tried a 2nd location near the UIC campus that didn't work out for whatever reason. I think either the kids of the original location opened up another location at 1705 W Algonquin Rd, Mt Prospect, IL 60056 that serves a limited menu of the the wings and shrimp. They had a picture of the original location in the restaurant.
As for other types of Korean fried chicken. Believe it or not, I am not a huge fan of Korean style fried chicken. IMO, it is too slathered in sauces and I think it drowns out the chicken. Some places give you plastic gloves to eat this stuff. I do like the small cube radishes in the clear "sauce" that it usually comes with. It is a cousin of the normal kimchee that many might be familiar with. My wife has learned how to make this and we store it in our kimchee refrigerator. Great with other dishes also. Another thing I noticed is that these places charge way too much for what you are getting. There is a place in Glenview called Fly Chicken on 952 Harlem Ave, Glenview, IL 60025 that serves the wings this way. As an appetizer, I might eat a couple but not as a meal. I do miss the original Great Seas. |
I was amused with the cost of restaurant chicken wings until I saw how much they cost at Costco - more than thighs. And I just won’t. I’ll get the wings at eateries because it’s cooked. I’m not paying 3X cost of thighs when I prefer to eat chicken thighs in the first place. There’s low joy of messy fingers from wings.
bowl’d in Oakland has great chicken wings the chicken wings at Kukje supermarket (Daly city) are also lovely and I look forward to more Kukje carryout meals that I’ll enjoy at home with cooked bok choy and other delicacies for my luncheons. |
I had Bonchon for the first time about two months ago. Really good (got the half & half sauce) and crispy, but not as crispy as I've heard it should be. I just found it to be a little too expensive (15-piece combo with just waters was nearly $40 after tip).
Angry Chicken and Funny Plus in Aurora have gotten rave reviews. I'll head up there next time I go on an H-Mart run. |
Originally Posted by gaobest
(Post 33852740)
There’s low joy of messy fingers from wings.
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Originally Posted by pseudoswede
(Post 33869989)
I had Bonchon for the first time about two months ago. Really good (got the half & half sauce) and crispy, but not as crispy as I've heard it should be. I just found it to be a little too expensive (15-piece combo with just waters was nearly $40 after tip).
My kids and I have been eating Bonchon a lot, as our local Bonchon is now cheaper than KFC even with delivery-service price raises (10 strips for $16.75 vs $22.99 for 12 at KFC) and with more meat per strip. |
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