An easy Korean BBQ Sauce Recipe that is sweet and salty, spicy and savory - this is an simple recipe to make that adds a ton of flavor! Marinated chicken is grilled up perfectly and served in a bowl, this is a complete meal. The bowl is rice, kimchi, chicken marinated in Korean bbq sauce. The whole meal is topped off with a sunny side up egg to make a rich complete meal!
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Why you'll love this recipe
✔️ This sauce is sweet and salty, spicy and savory - it clicks off every box!
✔️ It's an easy recipe to make and delicious to enjoy! Chicken is marinated in barbecue sauce and grilled. It is moist and flavorful.
✔️ Served up with rice and kimchi, this bowl is a complete meal. Topping it off with a sunny-side up egg takes it right over the top!
Ingredients
This is an overview, for detailed instructions just scroll down to the bottom!
- chicken breast
- garlic chili paste
- soy sauce
- sesame oil
- brown sugar
- rice wine vinegar
- sesame seeds
- cooked rice
- eggs
- butter
- kimchi
You might even have these ingredients on hand, right? This isn't a completely traditional sauce, because I wanted to use ingredients you already have at home.
Instructions
For the exact measurements, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Combine all the ingredients in a measuring cup, mix well.
- Put the chicken breast into a ziplock bag. Add half the sauce, mix and massage the sauce into the chicken. Reserve the remaining sauce.
- Marinate the chicken for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Spray with cooking oil to prevent sticking. When the grill is hot, add the chicken breast. Cook on side one for 4-5 minutes.
- Flip the chicken over and finish inside the oven. Cook for approximately 12 more minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.
- Remove from the oven, tent with foil to allow to rest for five minutes. Slice thinly.
- Add butter to a hot fry pan and fry the eggs sunny side up until the edges are crispy and the yolk is just set.
- Complete each bowl by adding the rice, topping with a bit of kimchi, thinly sliced chicken breast and a fried egg. A drizzle of reserved sauce and a sprinkling of sesame seeds finishes the meal! Serve with additional Sriracha or chili paste for additional heat.
FAQ's
Add the ingredients; garlic chili paste, sesame oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar to a screw top jar or ziplock bag. Mix or shake well. Store unused marinade in the refrigerator. This will keep for a week refrigerated.
Kimchi is a slaw made of fermented peppers and vegetables - usually Napa cabbage. It's tangy and can be spicy.
If you like sauerkraut (which I love) there's a good chance you'll also like kimchi. It's a similar fermented flavor.
Variations
- No chili paste? Substitute Sriracha sauce. Why I like using the garlic chili paste is because... it has that garlic flavor without being overpowering. (Me - not a fan of raw garlic!)
- If you like sauerkraut (which I love) good chance you'll also like kimchi!
More Korean Recipes!
- Korean BBQ Beef Bowl - marinated thinly sliced beef, quickly grilled, this is SO GOOD!
- Korean Style Beef Broccoli Rice Bowl - a quick stir fry is what it takes to make this yummy dinner!
- Korean Black Bean Noodles - this has the most wonderful rich sauce. It's a special meal that you'll linger over at the table.
- Korean Glass Noodle Soup - an easy to make vegetarian soup that's ready in minutes!
So tell me have tried Korean food before? Let me know how you think this stacks up! Or if you're more comfortable, pop me an email and share your experience - I'd love to hear from you!
Korean BBQ Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breast boneless, skinless
- 3 tablespoon garlic chili paste
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds plus additional for garnish
- 2 cups rice cooked
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon butter
- kimchi
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Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients except the chicken breast in a measuring cup. Mix well.
- Put the chicken breast into a ziplock bag. Add half the sauce, mix and massage the sauce into the chicken. Reserve remaining sauce.
- Marinate the chicken for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Spray with cooking oil to prevent sticking. When the grill is hot, add the chicken breast. Cook on side one for 4-5 minutes.
- Flip the chicken over and finish inside the oven. Cook for approximately 12 more minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.
- Remove from the oven, tent with foil to allow to rest for five minutes. Slice thinly.
- Add butter to a hot fry pan and fry the eggs sunny side up until the edges are crispy and the yolk just set.
- Complete each bowl by adding the rice, topping with a bit of kimchi, thinly sliced chicken breast and a fried egg. A drizzle of reserved sauce and a sprinkling of sesame seeds finishes the meal! Serve with additional Sriracha or chili paste for additional heat.
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Have you been enjoying the Olympics as much as we have? Ever since I was a kid we would watch the Olympics! Do people do that now? This year, the Olympics have been jaw dropping, suspenseful, exciting and a transcending event where the world pauses to enjoy the competition (hopefully) leaving politics behind. I absolutely love it! I hope you do too!
And of course with the games... comes the food right?!!
Korean cuisine is a combination rice, vegetables and meat. It's the perfect combination of sweet, spicy and savory. Simple ingredients deliciously combined to make a complete meal.
Looking for more tasty bbq sauces?
Christine
We tried this today with grilled red Chinese sausages. We brushed it on and it added so much flavor! Thank you!
Bowl Me Over
Wonderful! That combination sounds just fabulous. I'm so glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Madi
Korean BBQ is the best! I love how easy this sauce is to whip up!
Bowl Me Over
It is the BEST!! Love all that flavor - thanks for stopping by Madi!!
Michele @ Bacon Fatte
I get so engrossed in The Games and feel so much pride and excitement for the athletes! Aside form that, I've always enjoyed Korean BBQ. Looking forward to making my own now! 🙂
Bowl Me Over
I feel the same way! I’m missing the games and all of the excitement. It was a grea tOlympics!!
Deanna
This looks amazing! I love Korean BBQ, I can not wait to make this!
Bowl Me Over
Wonderful, I hope you really enjoy it Deanna!
Jennifer A Stewart
I am in love with this sauce! I have tried so many times to make it at home and it never turns out as good as the restaurant. This is it totally!!!
Bowl Me Over
Enjoy Jennifer, it is sooo good, working on a bbq recipe next! I love Korean food!!
Michaela Kenkel
I love that you created a themed recipe for the Olympics!! And a FANTASTIC one at that!
Bowl Me Over
Thank you!! I love Korean BBQ and it just seemed fitting - enjoy!!!
Sandra
Yay! I do have all the ingredients, even the garlic chili paste! Great full meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner and love that it comes together in no time!
Bowl Me Over
Wonderful! You're going to love this one Sandra, it's a real family favorite!!
michele
This was a huge hit last night on our dinner table..... we devoured every last bite. And I just didnt tell anyone else that there was kimchi in it.... funny what they didnt know didnt hurt them!
Bowl Me Over
That's awesome Michele - we'll keep that between us! 😉 Thanks for swinging back and letting me know!!!
debi at Life Currents
I'm not really familiar with Korean food, but I do know it smells fantastic when we are around Korean restaurants. This looks great! Will try it soon!
Bowl Me Over
I love Korean food and definitely think you should give it a try Debi, there's so much flavor and I think you'd really like it!
Lisa@Lisa's Dinnertime Dish
This is my kind of meal! It sounds so flavorful and looks so delicious!
Bowl Me Over
Thanks Lisa, I hope you give it a try!
Sandi
I love that you created an Olympics inspired dish. If I use tamari instead of soy sauce, it can be gluten free as well!
Bowl Me Over
That would be a delicious sub - why didn’t I think of that? Enjoy Sandi!!
Liza
I always wanted to give a Korean dish a try, but it always seemed to difficult and complicated! You just made this beautiful dish completely doable! Wow! And it comes out so beautiful! Thank you!!!! 🙂
Bowl Me Over
Yes!! This is the opposite Liza - simple straight-forward and using a few shortcuts from the store keeps quick and easy! The flavors are tremendous, I hope you try this one, it's really such a delicious meal!