Instant Pot Dakdoritang (Spicy Korean Chicken Stew)

5 from 5 votes

omfort food! Tender, juicy chicken drumsticks are braised in a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce. Soft onion, potatoes, and carrots crumble into the stew for a hearty and soul-warming meal that the whole family will love!

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 537

Author Jessica Kwon

Equipment

Instant Pot pressure cooker

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken drumsticks
2 tablespoon gochugaru
2 tablespoon mirin
3 tablespoon gochujang
1½ tablespoon honey
¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
½ cup chicken broth or water
½ onion chopped
1 Russet potato peeled and quartered
2-3 carrots peeled and chopped
½" knob ginger minced; about 1 tsp
5-6 cloves garlic smashed and chopped
3-4 green onion dark parts cut into 1" pieces and white parts thinly sliced for garnish
½ tablespoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sesame seeds plus more for garnish
Salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

Pat chicken dry. Season all over with 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper, then set aside.
To the Instant Pot, add gochugaru, mirin, gochujang, honey, soy sauce, broth, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk to combine.
Add onion, potato, carrot, ginger, garlic, and dark green parts of the green onion. Nestle in chicken drumsticks and mix until everything is evenly coated.
Place the lid on and seal the Instant Pot. Cook on Manual Pressure: High for 6 minutes, then let release naturally for 5 minutes before doing a quick release.
Stir in sesame oil and sesame seeds. Season to taste. Serve hot and garnish with light parts of green onion, plus additional sesame seeds if desired.

Notes

You can use use any part of the chicken you'd like. Bone-in dark meat will have the best flavor. Chicken wings, thighs, or a whole chicken are commonly used. You may need to add more cooking time if using large chicken pieces.
If your drumsticks or chicken pieces are very large, cut slits through the skin and meat to allow the spicy sauce to penetrate into the meat.
To make a less-spicy dak dori tang, use a mild gochujang. Halve the gochugaru and start with 2 tablespoon gochujang until you're comfortable with the spice levels of your condiments. If it's still too spicy, dilute it with more chicken broth.

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