The Best Korean Fried Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken and marinade:

• 4 chicken breasts – sliced into long thick strips
• 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• ¼ tsp garlic salt

Crispy Coating:

• 1 ½ cups (180g) plain (all-purpose) flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• ½ tsp garlic salt
• ½ tsp celery salt
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• vegetable oil for deep frying – (at least 1 litre/four cups)

Sauce:

• 2 tbsp gochujang paste
• 2 tbsp honey
• 4 tbsp brown sugar
• 4 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 cloves garlic – peeled and minced
• 2 tsp minced ginger
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 3 spring onions – sliced into thin strips
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• ½ tsp chilli flakes – (red pepper flakes)