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Kara-age Japanese Fried Chicken

Name: Kara-age Japanese Fried Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 4 Boneless chicken thighs with skin, cut into bite-size pieces; 12 Chicken wings with skin; MARINADE; 120ml Soya sauce; 60ml Sake; 1 Knob ginger sliced; 3 cloves garlic sliced; 3 Spring onions; 85g Corn flour or potato starch; 80ml Water; 3 tbsp Flour; Sunflower oil for deep frying; Lemon wedges to serve

by Zarina February 12, 2021

February 12, 2021

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I have a LOVE for fried chicken that is so so DEEP…. fried 😜: that CRUNCH, that CRISPY skin and juicy, soft meat. Oh myyyyy… let me tell you, my friends, this is the real thing.

Karaage refers to the meat being marinated first and then fried with a very light batter of potato starch or cornflour; sometimes, the chicken is fried multiple times to make the skin even crispier. I have kept this method simpler and fried the chicken only once. I used chicken thighs and wings because that’s what I had at home, but you could use any chicken cut as long as you have smallish-sized pieces and keep the skin on for extra crunch.

Kara-age Japanese Fried Chicken

Serves: 4 Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cooking Time: 20 Minutes 20 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

4 Boneless chicken thighs with skin, cut into bite-size pieces

12 Chicken wings with skin

MARINADE

120ml Soya sauce

60ml Sake

1 Knob ginger sliced

3 cloves garlic sliced

3 Spring onions

85g Corn flour or potato starch

80ml Water

3 tbsp Flour

Sunflower oil for deep frying

Lemon wedges to serve

Instructions

Combine all ingredients for the marinade in a bowl, add chicken and marinate for at least 2 hours in the fridge overnight would be best.

Pre-heat oil for deep frying 180°C in a wok

Transfer chicken pieces into a sieve to drain off marinade

Combine cornstarch and water in a bowl to make a slurry

Dust chicken with flour and shake off excess

Roll pieces in slurry, deep fry until golden around 20 mins

Transfer to a wire rack to drain

Serve with lemon wedges

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