Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)
Japan's favourite fried chicken, from bar menus and lunch boxes: thigh pieces marinated in soy, sake, ginger and garlic, coated in potato starch and fried twice so the crust is thin, craggy and very crisp.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sake or dry white wine
- 15 g ginger, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 700 g boneless chicken thighs, skin on, in 4 cm pieces
- 1 l sunflower oil, for deep-frying
- 80 g potato starch
- 1 lemon, in wedges
- 4 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise, to serve
- 150 g white cabbage, finely shredded, to serve
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 10904 kcal · P 190.6g · C 42.3g · F 1122.9g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Mix the soy sauce, sake, ginger, garlic and sugar, toss with the chicken and marinate for 30 minutes in the fridge.
- 2Heat the oil in a deep pan to 165°C.
- 3Drain the chicken and toss it in the potato starch, pressing it on and shaking off the excess. Leave for 2 minutes until the starch looks damp in places.
- 4Fry in batches for 3 minutes, then lift out and rest for 4 minutes on a rack while the heat carries on cooking the inside gently.
- 5Raise the oil to 185°C and fry the chicken again for 1 minute until deep golden and crisp. The rest and the hot second fry are what make the crust crackle.
- 6Serve hot with the lemon wedges, mayonnaise and cabbage.
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Questions and answers
How long does Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) take to make?
About 35 minutes: 15 min prep and 20 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)?
11 ingredients: soy sauce, sake or dry white wine, ginger, garlic, sugar, boneless chicken thighs, sunflower oil, potato starch, lemon, Japanese mayonnaise, white cabbage.
How many servings does this Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)?
About 2726 kcal, with 47.6 g protein, 10.6 g carbohydrate and 280.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) recipe suit?
It is dairy-free.
What cuisine is Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)?
Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) comes from Japanese cuisine.
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