Side Dishes

Yuringi (Crispy Chicken Thigh with Chili Lemon Soy)

Name: Yuringi (Crispy Chicken Thigh with Chili Lemon Soy)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 110 g Chicken thigh; 25 g Lettuce; 5 g Green chicory; 5 g Radicchio; 5 g Red chili pepper; 5 g Cheongyang chili pepper; 5 g Green onion; 3 g Radish sprouts; 1 g Garlic; 1 g Ginger; 3 g Cooking oil; 5 g Cornstarch; 5 g Vinegar; 5 g Low-sodium soy sauce; 2 g Lemon juice; 1 g Sugar; 5 g Water

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Cornstarch-crusted chicken thigh pan-fried until golden on a bed of lettuce, chicory and radicchio, drizzled with a tangy, spicy soy-lemon sauce with chilies and topped with radish sprouts. Chili and lemon make a spicy-sour sauce that's low in sodium.

🇰🇷 A twist on Yangnyeom Chicken — see the classic korean fried chicken with sweet-spicy glaze recipe →

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Tear the lettuce, chicory and radicchio into bite-sized pieces and finely chop the chilies.

Yuringi (Crispy Chicken Thigh with Chili Lemon Soy) — step 1

Finely mince the green onion, ginger and garlic and sauté in oil.

Yuringi (Crispy Chicken Thigh with Chili Lemon Soy) — step 2

Add the sauce ingredients and simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes.

Yuringi (Crispy Chicken Thigh with Chili Lemon Soy) — step 3

Let the sauce cool, then mix in the chopped chilies.

Yuringi (Crispy Chicken Thigh with Chili Lemon Soy) — step 4

Coat the chicken thigh with cornstarch and pan-fry in oil until golden.

Yuringi (Crispy Chicken Thigh with Chili Lemon Soy) — step 5

Lay the greens on a plate, top with the chicken, and finish with the sauce and radish sprouts.

Yuringi (Crispy Chicken Thigh with Chili Lemon Soy) — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

173.3Calories (kcal)

7.3 gCarbs

11.3 gProtein

11 gFat

148.2 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.