Chicken Karaage
Ingredients
Ingredients | Measure |
Chicken thigh | 450 grams Boneless skin |
Ginger | 1 tablespoon |
Garlic | 1 clove |
Soy sauce | 2 tablespoons |
Sake | 1 tablespoon |
Granulated sugar | 2 teaspoon |
Potato starch | 1/3 cup |
Vegetable oil | 1/3 cup |
Lemon | 1/3 cup |
Instruction
- Add the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sake and sugar to a bowl and whisk to combine
- Add the chicken, then stir to coat evenly
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour
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Add 1 inch of vegetable oil to a heavy bottomed pot and heat until the oil reaches 360 degrees F
- Line a wire rack with 2 sheets of paper towels and get your tongs out
- Put the potato starch in a bowl
Add a handful of chicken to the potato starch and toss to coat each piece evenly
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Fry the karaage in batches until the exterior is a medium brown and the chicken is cooked through
- Transfer the fried chicken to the paper towel lined rack
- If you want the karaage to stay crispy longer, you can fry the chicken a second time, until it's a darker color after it's cooled off once
- Serve with lemon wedges