Gochujang Chicken or Shrimp with Vegetables
Healthy Low Carb Gochujang Chicken with Vegetables. I added bok choy as the base and chose to omit brown and white rice for a low carb option. You can use this same recipe to make my Gochujang Shrimp and Vegetable dish.
Equipment
- 1 small bowl
- 1 wok or pan
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 1 whole chicken breast sliced, or 1lb of shrimp
- 1 tsp chili chrisp
- ½ tsp fresh ginger
- 1 whole garlic clove chopped
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp corn starch
Gochujang Chicken and Vegetables
- ¼-⅓ cup carrots I made matchstick
- ¼-⅓ cup water chestnuts sliced
- ⅓ cup fresh spinach
- ¼-⅓ cup red cabbage
- ¼-⅓- cup sliced red peppers (or any variety)
- ⅓ cup broccoli
- 2-3 whole bok choy spears rough chopped
- ¼ cup green onions chopped
Gochujang Sauce
- 1-2 tbsp gochujang sauce
- 1 tbsp Truvia brown sugar, I used honey for the Shrimp version or regular or honey
- ½-1 tsp fresh ginger
- 1-2 tsp mirin
- 1-2 tsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp corn starch slurry if you want sauce to stick. I did not do this. optional
Instructions
Chicken or Shrimp Marinade
- add sliced chicken (it is easier to do when it is partly frozen) or shrimp1 whole chicken breast sliced, or 1lb of shrimp
- add all ingredients, stir and refrigerate for 45 minutes to overnight.1 tsp chili chrisp, ½ tsp fresh ginger, 1 whole garlic clove chopped, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp corn starch
Gochujang Chicken and Vegetables
- use 1 tbsp of oil and saute chicken to 75% done on high heat. Remove from pan and set aside.
- add all vegetables except spinach, bok choy spears, and green onions and saute for 1 minute.¼-⅓ cup carrots I made matchstick, ¼-⅓ cup water chestnuts sliced, ¼-⅓ cup red cabbage, ¼-⅓- cup sliced red peppers (or any variety), ⅓ cup broccoli
- add spinach and bok choy and saute for 30 seconds to a minute⅓ cup fresh spinach, 2-3 whole bok choy spears rough chopped
- add chicken/shrimp and green onions¼ cup green onions chopped
- add sauce and bring to simmer and you are done.1-2 tbsp gochujang sauce, 1 tbsp Truvia brown sugar, I used honey for the Shrimp version, ½-1 tsp fresh ginger, 1-2 tsp mirin, 1-2 tsp soy sauce, ½ tsp corn starch slurry if you want sauce to stick. I did not do this.
- serve and enjoy!