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Karaage: Japanese Fried Chicken

Posted on Jul 22nd, 2022
by Andy Cheng
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  • Chicken Recipes

Karaage is one of Japan’s most popular dishes and a household favorite. The juicy and umami packed chicken is double fried to make it deliciously crispy.

Marinating the chicken in various aromatics and seasonings imparts the chicken with a sweet, salty, and slightly hot flavour, unlike any chicken in the world. A creamy mayonnaise and dash of lemon is the perfect balance and garnish for karaage.

Karaage

Karaage – Japanese fried chicken

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Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken thighs (500 g)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 tbsp cornstarch or potato starch
  • 4 tbsp all purpose flour
  • Neutal-flavoured oil (enough to fill a deep saucepan ½ full)

Marinade

  • 3 cm knob of ginger
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp mirin
  • 1 tsp sake
  • 1 tsp sesame oil

Garnishes 

  • Kewpie mayonnaise
  • Lemon

Instructions
 

How to make karaage

  • Cut the chicken into 5 cm pieces and season with salt and pepper.
  • Grate the ginger and garlic. Combine with the rest of the marinade.
  • Place the chicken and marinade in a ziplock bag and marinade for 1 hour in the refrigerator. 
  • Heat the oil in a saucepan to 160 ºC.
  • Combine the cornstarch and all purpose flour in a bowl. 
  • Coat the chicken piece by piece and place on a tray.
  • Fry the chicken for around 2 minutes till a very light brown. Place on a wire rack.
  • Using a fine mesh sieve, clean the oil. Heat the oil to 180 ºC.
  • Fry the chicken again for around 1 minute or until golden brown. This will help give a crispy exterior.
  • Serve with a side of mayonnaise and a wedge of lemon.
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If you don’t have mirin available, check out this list of mirin substitutes.

Andy Cheng

Growing up with a Japanese mother, Andy has extensive knowledge of Japanese culture, life and food. Originally from England, Andy started to train to be a chef after graduating university and moved to Japan to start his culinary journey. With his aim to run his own restaurant, he studied under Michelin star chef Namae Shinobu and Akihiro Nagao. He is now studying how to roast coffee in Northern Japan.

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