Karaage – Fried Japanese fried chicken in a spicy marinade
Ingredients
- 250g chicken fillets, boned chicken thighs or chicken breasts
- ¹⁄₂ cloves garlic
- 1 piece ginger
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sake, Japanese rice wine
- 4 tbsp flour
- 4 tbsp potato starch
- frying oil, approx. 2 cups for frying
Utensils
- knife
- cutting board
- fine grater
- bowl
- freezer bag
- frypan
- bowl
- paper towels
- kitchen tongs
Instructions
- Cut the chicken fillets into bite-sized pieces.
- Grate the garlic and ginger on a fine grater.
- Mix in the curry, sugar, soy sauce and sake.
- Rub the meat well with this marinade.
- Place in a freezer bag and Place in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Heat the frying oil in a frying pan or saucepan.
- Mix the flour and potato starch in a bowl.
- Bread the pieces of meat in this mixture.
- Fry the chicken pieces until golden brown on all sides.
- Place on paper towels to soak up excess fat.
- Serve with mayonnaise dip or other sauce on Karaage Chicken.
Karaage chicken can be served warm or cold. The Japanese dish tastes incredibly good with rice and sauce.
