The Perfect Chicken Parmesan (Traditional vs. Korean Style)
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An exciting face-off between the classic, comforting Italian-American Chicken Parmesan and a sweet, spicy Korean-style twist featuring crispy panko and a savory gochujang glaze.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Prep and bread the chicken breasts using fine plain breadcrumbs for the traditional version and panko for the Korean version. → Cook the traditional tomato sauce and prepare both the gochujang chicken glaze and tomato gochujang sauce. → Deep-fry the chicken breasts at 350°F (175°C) until crispy, golden, and fully cooked. → Glaze the panko-crusted chicken in the sweet-spicy gochujang sauce. → Spoon the respective tomato sauces onto the chicken, top with a grated mozzarella-Parmesan cheese blend, and broil until bubbly and browned.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Prep and bread the chicken breasts using fine plain breadcrumbs for the traditional version and panko for the Korean version. → Cook the traditional tomato sauce and prepare both the gochujang chicken glaze and tomato gochujang sauce. → Deep-fry the chicken breasts at 350°F (175°C) until crispy, golden, and fully cooked. → Glaze the panko-crusted chicken in the sweet-spicy gochujang sauce. → Spoon the respective tomato sauces onto the chicken, top with a grated mozzarella-Parmesan cheese blend, and broil until bubbly and browned.
Introduction
An exciting face-off between the classic, comforting Italian-American Chicken Parmesan and a sweet, spicy Korean-style twist featuring crispy panko and a savory gochujang glaze.
Step 1
Butterfly the chicken breasts by slicing them in half horizontally (but not all the way through). Open them up like a book, lightly pound them with a meat mallet to an even 1/4-inch thickness, and season both sides lightly with salt.
Step 2
Set up a three-tier breading station. In the first bowl, add 1 cup of all-purpose flour. In the second bowl, whisk 3 eggs with 2 tablespoons of water until homogeneous. In the third bowl, place 2 cups of breadcrumbs (use fine plain breadcrumbs for the traditional style, and panko breadcrumbs for the Korean style).
Step 3
Dredge each chicken breast in flour to coat completely, shake off excess, dip into the egg wash ensuring every crevice is coated, and press firmly into the breadcrumbs to coat thoroughly on all sides.
Step 4
Prepare the traditional tomato sauce: Heat 40ml of extra virgin olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the diced pancetta or bacon and render until browned and crispy (about 3-4 minutes). Add 5 sliced garlic cloves, thyme sprigs, and red pepper flakes, stirring for 30 seconds until fragrant. Pour in the crushed San Marzano tomatoes, 1/4 cup of water, a pinch of sugar, salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 8-10 minutes. Remove the thyme sprigs before using.
Step 5
Prepare the gochujang chicken glaze: Combine palm sugar, mirin, soy sauce, brown rice vinegar, ketchup, and gochujang in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk together and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat, whisk in the finely chopped garlic, let it steep for 3 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer and whisk in the honey.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Pounding the chicken to an even 1/4-inch thickness ensures quick, uniform cooking and prevents it from drying out.
Always grate your own low-moisture mozzarella and Parmigiano-Reggiano; pre-shredded cheeses contain anti-caking starch that prevents a smooth, stretchy melt.
Steeping the fresh garlic in the warm glaze for 3 minutes before straining gives it a punchy garlic flavor without the raw, gritty texture.
Keep a close eye on the broiler stage, as the high sugar content in both the Korean glaze and tomato sauces can burn very quickly.
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