Korean Fried Chicken (Dakgangjeong)

Name: Korean Fried Chicken (Dakgangjeong)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons soy sauce, divided, plus more if needed; 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger; Ground black pepper; 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut crosswise into 2- to 3-inch sections; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons gochujang; 3 tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar; 2 medium garlic cloves, finely grated; 1 cup cornstarch; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 quarts peanut or canola oil, plus more if needed; 4 scallions, thinly sliced; Sesame seeds, toasted, to serve

"Korean fried chicken is marinated boneless chicken thigh, dunked in a thin slurry, then twice fried to stay extra crispy as it’s tossed with a gochujang sauce..."

INGREDIENTS

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1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons soy sauce, divided, plus more if needed

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1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger

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Ground black pepper

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2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut crosswise into 2- to 3-inch sections

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1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons gochujang

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3 tablespoons honey

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2 tablespoons white sugar

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1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar

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2 medium garlic cloves, finely grated

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1 cup cornstarch

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3/4 cup all-purpose flour

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2 quarts peanut or canola oil, plus more if needed

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4 scallions, thinly sliced

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Sesame seeds, toasted, to serve

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