We are thrilled to have Janice Smella, Canadian Pitmaster and friend of Barbecues Galore, share her knowledge with us at a cooking event on Saturday, June 21, 2025, in our Calgary North store.
Special thanks to Janice for allowing us to share her Korean BBQ Chicken Fusion Bowl recipe with you. To read more about Janice, please click HERE.
Great Korean-inspired flavour, that is balanced with a nice light spicy tingle (that is not offensive). Blueberry compote is a surprising pop that infuses this all together.
YIELD: A LOT, 40-50 Bowls
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 lb / 2kg boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into quarters
Korean Chicken Marinade
- 1 cup Dr Pepper soda pop
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon Kosmos Hot Dirty Bird
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons Taekyung Red pepper powder (coarse)
- ½ teaspoon powdered ginger (or 1 teaspoon fresh minced ginger)
- Kosmos SPG or Garlic Jalapeno spice rub (optional)
- Kosmos Hot Dirty Bird spice rub
- Kosmos OPX sauce
- White rice
- Romaine Lettuce – shredded/ sliced thin
- 2 cups of frozen blueberries reduced with ¼ teaspoon vanilla & ½ teaspoon of corn starch in a pot until thick
- Garnish: Fried onions, sesame seeds, green onion chives (sliced crosswise thin)
DIRECTIONS:
Marinate Chicken
- Mix the marinade in a large container.
- Marinate chicken for at least 1 hour or overnight
Grill Chicken
- Warm up the Yoder Flat Top Grill with 1 charcoal chimney and spread additional chimney at the back of the pit). Push charcoal in a line along the back of the pit
- Lay chicken thighs indirect to charcoal about middle of the pit. Immediately, season heavy with Kosmos SPG (or Kosmos Garlic Jalapeno) and Kosmos Hot Dirty Bird.
- Grill chicken thighs ~5-7 minutes at ~300F indirect flip and grill 5-7 minutes and until edges of the chicken are caramelized.
- Brush heavy layer of Kosmos OPX Sauce on the grill for 5 minutes for caramelization
- When chicken is grilled to temperature, put chicken into a pan to rest and pour on more OPX sauce to keep it sweet, sticky and spicy.
Bowl Assembly
- In a small bowl, place shredded romaine lettuce, Korean inspired chicken thigh, blueberry sauce, fried onions, sesame seeds and green onion. Enjoy!
