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Dak-kkochi

Name: Dak-kkochi
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 120 g chicken thigh meat (120g); 20 g milk (20g); 0.3 g salt (0.3g); 0.05 g ground pepper (0.05g); 30 g rice cakes for tteokbokki (30g); 50 g kabocha squash (danhobak) (50g); 20 g onion (20g); 20 g green onion (20g); skewers (3 pcs); 20 g Sauce: gochujang (Korean chili paste) (20g); 20 g minced garlic (20g); 20 g minced onion (20g); 20 g ketchup (20g); 20 g oligosaccharide syrup (20g)

닭꼬치

Chicken skewers

Side dishesCourse

442kcal · per serving

2/5Spice

No pork

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About this dish

Dak-kkochi is a popular South Korean street food consisting of small pieces of chicken and scallions grilled on a skewer. Dak is the most popular type of kkochi. Others include sausages, fish cakes, and short rib patties called tteok-galbi. The menu is basically charcoal-grilled Dak-kkochis and spicy seasoned Dak-kkochis.

Description: Wikipedia — Dak-kkochi, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recipe

Kabocha Chicken Skewers (Danhobak Dak Kkochi)

🌶 Spicy 2/5No porkContains: dairy, gluten, soy

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Servings1

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chicken thigh meat닭다리살(120g)
120 g
milk우유(20g)
20 g
salt소금(0.3g)
0.3 g
ground pepper후춧가루(0.05g)
0.05 g
rice cakes for tteokbokki떡볶이떡(30g)
↔ No rice cakes for tteokbokki? No rice cakes? Use gnocchi for a similar chew, or thick udon noodles.
🛒 Where to buy: Korean grocery stores (fresh or frozen); some Asian supermarkets
30 g
kabocha squash (danhobak)단호박(50g)
50 g
onion양파(20g)
20 g
green onion대파(20g)
20 g
skewers꼬치(3 pcs)
Sauce: gochujang (Korean chili paste)소스 : 고추장(20g)
↔ No Sauce: gochujang (Korean chili paste)? Sriracha or another chili paste with a little miso and honey gets close. It won’t have the same fermented depth.
🛒 Where to buy: Most large supermarkets now carry it in the Asian aisle; Korean grocery stores have more brands
20 g
minced garlic다진마늘(20g)
20 g
minced onion다진양파(20g)
20 g
ketchup케첩(20g)
20 g
oligosaccharide syrup올리고당(20g)
20 g

Nutrition per serving

442kcal

65.7gCarbs

18.9gProtein

11.5gFat

645.9mgSodium

Steps

Translated from the Korean original. Amounts are as in the original recipe.

Debone the chicken thighs, cut them to a uniform size, and marinate in milk.
Sprinkle the marinated chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
Scoop out the seeds of the kabocha squash, cut it up, and boil it.
Lightly soften the rice cakes in hot water and cut the green onion to the size of the kabocha.
Mix the gochujang, minced garlic, minced onion, ketchup, and oligosaccharide syrup evenly to make the seasoning sauce.
Thread the prepared chicken thighs, kabocha, onion, rice cakes, and green onion onto skewers and grill them gently first, then brush with the seasoning sauce and grill again to finish.

💡 TipGarlic, onion, and oligosaccharide syrup in the skewer sauce lower the sodium and keep a sweet-and-sour taste.

Diet and allergy labels are estimated from the ingredient list. Check labels if you have an allergy.
Recipe source: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recipe database. English translation by WorldFoodPedia, not by MFDS.