Instant Pot Dakdoritang (Spicy Korean Chicken Stew)
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 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lbs chicken drumsticks
- 2 tbsp gochugaru
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 3 tbsp gochujang
- 1½ tbsp 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 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sesame seeds (plus more for garnish)
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Pat chicken dry. Season all over with 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper, then set aside.
- 2
To the Instant Pot, add gochugaru, mirin, gochujang, honey, soy sauce, broth, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk to combine.
- 3
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.
- 4
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.
- 5
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.