Karaage Recipe
Japanese Fried Chicken
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs
- 2 Tbsp Sake
- 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1-2 tsp garlic (grated)
- 1-2 tsp ginger root (grated)
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Katakuriko potato starch (or corn starch)
- deep-frying oil
Instructions
- Cut each chicken thigh into 3-4 pieces. In a medium size bowl, mix Sake, Soy Sauce, salt, garlic and ginger with chicken. Let it sit for 1/2-1 hour.
- Mix flour and corn starch in another bowl. Coat marinated chicken pieces with flour mixture.
- Heat oil at medium high heat (350F). Deep-fry chicken for 6-8 minutes or until it's cooked through.
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Notes
Karaage is good as is, but you can also change its taste with different seasonings and dipping sauce. Add 1-2 Tbsp of curry powder to flour and starch mixture, and cook the same way. The curry flavored fried chicken is a great appetizer with beer or your favorite drinks. Or simply serve Karaage with tangy Japanese mayonnaise sprinkled with Shichimi red pepper on the side. This easy dipping sauce will enhance the taste of Karaage even more.