Gochujang Chicken Stir-Fry is on my permanent recipe rotation. It is a simple stir-fry with a spicy homemade sauce that leans heavily on my favorite Korean condiment, gochujang. 

Gochujang Chicken Stir Fry

Chicken + Veggies + an awesome Gochujang stir-fry sauce that has gochujang, soy, mirin, garlic, and Korean chili flakes is what turns this ordinary stir-fry into something amazing.

I like to keep these sauce ingredients in the house, always and forever. If you don’t cook a lot of Asian foods you might have to make a special trip, but it is well worth it. 

Plus, gochujang lasts for almost ever in the fridge, so go ahead and buy the big tub. You’ll use it eventually!

Eat more Stir Fry!

What is gochujang?

Besides magic, you mean?

Gochujang is a Korean fermented condiment made up of red chili paste, soybeans, glutinous rice powder, and salt. It is spicy and sweet and adds a great punch of flavor to stir-fry sauces, soups, marinades, stews, and even salad dressings.

Serve with some Homemade Egg Rolls

Tips for successful stir fry

1. Prep your sauce first, and have it ready and near the stove. 
2. In fact, prep everything first. Stir-fry goes really fast once you start the cooking process. If you don’t have everything you need within arm’s reach you’ll regret it!
3. High-heat oil and HIGH HIGH heat are necessary! Crank up your burner as high as it’ll go, and it still won’t be high enough for a proper stir-fry, but it’ll probably be good enough for a close approximation. 
4. Work in small batches! You don’t want to cool the pan down too much with a lot of food in it. You need to work in small 1-2 cup batches when you are stir-frying. 
5. Relax! Even if you don’t follow all of these directions, you are still going to have a fabulous meal. 

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Are there any recommended additions or substitutions?

Probably? But I have only ever made it using these exact ingredients so I can’t really say whether any specific substitutions will work or not.

Feel free to experiment, but if your experiment fails please don’t come back here and leave me mean comments. 😀 That’s the risk you take when you go off-book, which I fully support – until you come back here yelling at me because your improvisation didn’t work out quite the way you envisioned. 😉

Or if you do, prepare for snarky replies cause MY HOUSE MY RULES.

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Where can you buy Gochujang?

GOOD news! Gochujang is becoming more and more common in major chain grocery stores! Go and look at the Asian section, and see if you can find some at your local grocer.

You can also go to the nearest Asian market, or if you are more hermit-like at the moment, there are some links down in the recipe card where you can buy these ingredients right from Amazon. 

Have some Grilled Teriyaki Salmon

What are some good dishes to serve with your chicken stir fry?

This dish is really a meal onto itself, but I do recommend making some Basmati rice to serve along with it. If you want to make something decidedly NOT Korean, but still in the Asian realm – whip up some of my homemade Egg Rolls!

I think with a stir-fry like this though, if you want to go all out and stay in the same flavor region you should really make these Mandu from Korean Bapsang. Not only because her recipes are delicious, but also because she is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. 

Have some Grilled Teriyaki Salmon

Will other vegetables work in this dish?

Oh yeahhhhhh. You can use whatever vegetables you’d like. Some great options are:

• zucchini
• broccoli
• cabbage
• yellow squash
• matchstick carrots
• ??