Dinner for 4

Pressure Cooker Spicy Chicken

Name: Pressure Cooker Spicy Chicken
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 2 1/2 lb bone-in chicken parts; 6 oz potatoes; 1/2 onion; 2 small carrots; 2 stalks scallions or a few garlic chives; 3 tbsp gochugaru; 3 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp gochujang; 1/2 tbsp doenjang; 2 tbsp rice wine; 4 tbsp oyster sauce or soy sauce; 1 tbsp minced garlic; 1 tsp grated ginger; black pepper to taste (optional); 1/4 cup water or chicken broth; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tsp sesame seeds

$12.55for 440 minServes 4

Chicken, potatoes, and carrots pressure-cook in a spicy gochujang sauce, then finish with sesame oil and seeds.

Photo: koreanbapsang.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chicken breast, 2.5 lb$3.49/lb typical	2.5 lb	$8.73Typical price
	Potatoes, 0.4 lb$0.99/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.37Typical price
	Onions, 0.2 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.26Typical price
	Carrots, 0.25 lb$1.09/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.26Typical price
	Green onions, 0.25$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.34Typical price
	Garlic, a little$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
	Fresh ginger, a little$0.40/oz typical	a little	$0.03Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, a little$0.70/oz typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$12.55

Swaps

Swap chicken breast for chicken thighsabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap potatoes for sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Asian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugarSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$3.14 per serving$12.55 for 4

City Store

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Ingredients

2 1/2 lb bone-in chicken parts
6 oz potatoes
1/2 onion
2 small carrots
2 stalks scallions or a few garlic chives
3 tbsp gochugaru
3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp gochujang
1/2 tbsp doenjang
2 tbsp rice wine
4 tbsp oyster sauce or soy sauce
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp grated ginger
black pepper to taste (optional)
1/4 cup water or chicken broth
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp sesame seeds

Steps

Mix the gochugaru, sugar, gochujang, doenjang, rice wine, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, pepper, and water in the pressure cooker.
Add the chicken, potatoes, onion, and carrots, then stir to coat them with the sauce.
Lock the lid and cook at high pressure for 15 minutes.
Release the pressure naturally for 10 minutes, then open the lid when the pressure drops.
Check that the chicken reaches 165 F, then stir in the scallions, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.

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