Yen Can Cook ~ Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)

Karaage (唐揚げ, 空揚げ, or から揚げ, [kaɾa aɡe]) is a Japanese cooking technique in which various foods—most often vegetables and marinated chicken, fish or other meat, are deep fried in oil.

Today’s recipe is a crowd pleaser of Japanese Fried Chicken, which is a sure winner with everyone of all ages. Who doesn’t like fried chicken, right?

Ingredients (Serve: 3-4)

400-500g chicken thigh, cleaned and cut into large bite size pieces

60g corn flour/potato starch

Cooking oil

Lemon for serving (optional)

Marinade

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon sake/cooking wine

3 shallots, grated

1/2 thumb-sized ginger, grated

1 clove garlic, grated

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Step 1: In a bowl, Whisk all the ingredients of marinade to combine.

Step 2: Add in chicken pieces into the bowl, mix well to ensure each pieces of chicken is coated with the marinade. Marinate it for at least 2 hours in the fridge.

Note: I prefer to marinade the meat in a ziplock bag. 

Step 3: Dredge the marinated chicken in corn flour/potato starch to coat each piece evenly.

Step 4: Heat the cooking oil in a wok or deep pot. When the oil ready, fry the coated chicken in batches, don’t overcrowd the pot. Fry until the chicken pieces are golden brown and fully cooked, for about 3-5 minutes depends on the size of the chicken. 

Step 5: Remove chicken from the wok, place them on paper towels to absorbs oil. Serve with lemon wedges.

HAPPY COOKING!  #stayhealthy #staysafe

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