Yang Nyum Chicken Dinner Special

from Gomnaru

The Yang Nyum Chicken dinner special is like the upscale Korean version of sweet and sour crispy chicken. The lightly breaded, fried chunks of pure, meaty chicken is glazed in a succulent sweet and sour sauce, studded with bits of chopped red chili and green onion and whole dried red chili. Biting into the chicken, you get some of the crispiness of the light breading, and then break into the tender pieces of chicken. What is phenomenal is that each chunk is more meat than breading, which can be a problem in many fast-food Chinese renditions of orange chicken. Rather than drown the meat in a starchy glob, the sauce glistens over the delicious pieces in the perfect amount to impart flavor and texture. The generous portion comes plated with an angelic round mound of white rice, sprinkled with black sesame seeds, and a salad of lettuce, julienned carrots, and vibrant purple cabbage. A tangy white dressing, whose overtones sing of lemon and miso, create a creamy bond within the salad. Add on to that 6 rotating banchan (pickled side dishes), and you have a dish that completes your search for warmth and comfort in these chillier days of fall.

Key Ingredients: Chicken, Korean sweet and spicy sauce (garlic, ginger, soy sauce, red chili), rice, salad, lemon-miso dressing, 6 rotating banchan