Instant Pot Korean Chicken Recipe

A wooden spoon holding delicious Korean chicken, topped with green onions and sesame seeds, hovers above an Instant Pot.

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Instant Pot Korean Chicken Recipe

Instant Pot Korean chicken is what we're calling this! Served over rice it is sweet with a bit of spicy flavors you'll love. Killer in a Ninja Foodi or any pressure cooker.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: korean

Keyword: chicken, chicken thighs, instant pot, korean, pressure cooker

Servings:

Author: Justine

Equipment

1 pressure cooker

Ingredients

1 lb chicken thighs boneless, skinless, diced into bite size pieces
1 small onion diced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup chicken broth
1 tbsp minced garlic
4 tbsp brown sugar
1 -3 tsp Sriracha depending on how much heat you want
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1 tsp ginger minced
1 tbsp cornstarch in mixture
2 tbsp cornstarch to thicken sauce at the end

Instructions

Add diced onions and chicken cut into bite size pieces into your pressure cooker.
Whisk other ingredients (except only add 1 tbsp cornstarch) in a bowl and pour that into your pot, stir together.
Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 5 minutes followed by a quick release.
Stir contents. If you want sauce to be thicker, add some of the hot liquid from the pot into a dish (about 4 tbsp) and whisk in 2 tbsp cornstarch until smooth. Then set pot to saute and when bubbling, pour this in and stir.
Allow to cook for 1 minute, stir, then turn off and allow it to sit for a good 5 minutes to thicken more. Serve this over rice topped with diced green onions and sesame seeds.
NOTE: this continues to thicken a lot as it cools too so don't add too much more cornstarch.

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