Description
Chicken Karaage is crispy, juicy Japanese fried chicken marinated in soy, ginger, and garlic, then double-fried for extra crunch.
Ingredients
1½ lb boneless, skin-on chicken thighs
½ tsp kosher salt
â…› tsp black pepper
½ tsp grated ginger
1 clove garlic
½–1 Tbsp soy sauce
½ Tbsp sake
½ tsp toasted sesame oil
3–4 cups neutral oil
2 Tbsp potato starch or cornstarch
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
Lemon wedges
Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise
Shichimi togarashi
Instructions
1. Cut chicken into 2-inch pieces and season with salt and pepper.
2. Mix ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sake, and sesame oil.
3. Marinate chicken for 30 minutes.
4. Heat oil to 325°F.
5. Coat chicken in flour, then potato starch.
6. Fry for 90 seconds and rest.
7. Increase oil to 350°F.
8. Fry again for 45 seconds until golden.
9. Drain and serve hot with lemon and mayonnaise.
Notes
Do not overcrowd the pot.
Control oil temperature carefully.
Use potato starch for authentic crisp texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Deep Fry
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 110mg