Yangnyeom Chicken
- Korean Food Addict
- Nov 16, 2025
30 min
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Yangnyeom Chicken
Yangnyeom Chicken is Korea's beloved fried chicken coated in a sweet and spicy sauce. It's the star of chimaek (chicken + beer) culture and one of the most popular chicken dishes in Korea.
The Secret to the Sauce
The key ingredients are strawberry jam and cinnamon powder. The jam adds sweetness and glossy shine, while cinnamon provides depth. Finely processing onion and carrot makes the sauce smoother.
How to Enjoy
Best enjoyed immediately after coating hot fried chicken with sauce. Serve with pickled radish and enjoy with cold beer or cola.
Storage
Sauce keeps refrigerated for one week. Chicken is best eaten fresh.
Instructions:
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Prepare Vegetables
- Finely mince 5 tablespoons of onion
- Finely mince 5 tablespoons of carrot
- Use a food processor for finer texture
- Prepare Vegetables
- Finely mince 5 tablespoons of onion
- Finely mince 5 tablespoons of carrot
- Use a food processor for finer texture
- Mix Sauce Base
- Add 2 tbsp ketchup and 4 tbsp oligosaccharide
- Add 3 tbsp strawberry jam and 1 tbsp sugar
- Add 1 tbsp gochugaru and 2 tbsp gochujang
- Add Seasonings
- Add 1 tbsp vinegar and 1 tbsp soy sauce
- Add 0.3 tsp salt and 0.3 tsp pepper
- Add 0.3 tsp cinnamon powder
- Cook Sauce
- Put all ingredients in pan over low heat
- Stir and simmer until thickened
- Sauce thickens more when cooled
- Fry Chicken
- Fry chicken until crispy
- Can use pre-made frying chicken
- Drain oil well
- Coat with Sauce
- Add sauce to hot chicken
- Toss until evenly coated
- Ensure sauce covers all pieces
- Garnish
- Sprinkle 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- Transfer to serving plate
- Add peanuts if desired
- Serve
- Serve immediately while hot
- Enjoy with beer or soda
- Serve with pickled radish
Recipe Notes:
- Don't add water to the sauce.
- Use food processor for smoother vegetables.
- Sauce thickens when cooled - don't overcook.
- Strawberry jam adds sweetness and shine.
- Cinnamon adds depth of flavor.
- Chicken must be crispy for sauce to coat well.
- Add peanuts for extra nuttiness.
- Extra sauce keeps refrigerated for a week.
Ingredients:
Serving size
Main Ingredients
- 1 pack frying chicken
- 5 tbsp minced onion
- 5 tbsp minced carrot
Sauce
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 4 tbsp oligosaccharide
- 3 tbsp strawberry jam
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp gochugaru
- 2 tbsp gochujang
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 0.3 tsp salt
- 0.3 tsp pepper
- 0.3 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds