Boom! Done! Your buldak is ready to serve. Easy enough to make, isn’t it? Are you serving yours with or without cheese? What’s your preference? Buldak is a fiery food lover’s dream dish. It’s not only spicy and huge on flavor, it’s also very easy to make. Never heard of buldak? You will, as it is quickly growing in popularity. The name literally translates to “fire chicken”, so it will definitely satisfy your spicy food cravings. The dish is usually served with melted cheese over the top, though you can skip it if you’d like. The keys ingredients to making this dish are Korean gochujang, a fermented Korean chili paste, and gochugaru, Korean chili flakes. This recipe is an easy way to make it in a pan with bite-sized chunks of chicken so you can include lots of cheese, though feel free to use larger bone-in pieces of chicken that you can grill. Let’s talk about how to make buldak, shall we? This buldak sauce/marinade is the key to this recipe’s amazing flavor. It only takes 10 minutes or so. Easy, right? You can serve it at this point if you’d like. Make Cheese Buldak. Top the chicken with shredded mozzarella cheese and broil for 2-3 minutes, or until the cheese is melted to your preference and begins to brown. Serve It Up! Remove and garnish with your preferred toppings. I like spicy chili flakes and maybe some fresh chopped herbs or green onion. That’s it, my friends. I hope you enjoy this chicken buldak recipe. Let me know if you make it. I’d love to hear how it turned out for you, and if you decided to spice it up! Got any questions? Ask away! I’m happy to help. If you enjoy this recipe, I hope you’ll leave a comment with some STARS. Also, please share it on social media. Don’t forget to tag us at #ChiliPepperMadness. I’ll be sure to share! Thanks! — Mike H.
Maangchi’s Real Korean Cooking, by Maangchi with Lauren Chattman (affiliate link, my friends) – this book is the inspiration for this recipe, along with Chef Tila’s book below. Also, check out my own cookbook, “The Spicy Food Lovers’ Cookbook – Fiery, No-Fuss Meals”, by Mike Hultquist (affiliate link, my friends!)
Products Used in This Recipe
Buy Gochujang (affiliate link, my friends!) Buy Gochugaru (affiliate link, my friends!) Buy Tteokbokki Rice Cakes (affiliate link, my friends!) Buy Buldak Noodles (affiliate link, my friends!)
NOTE: This recipe was updated on 2/9/24 to include new information and video. It was originally published on 12/14/22.
