Fried Ginger Soy Chicken with Chilli Sauce and Pickles Bao

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    12

    small pieces
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      15 min

Appears in
My Asian Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2018

  • About

Karaage is a totally addictive fried chicken that’s served in izakayas all over Japan. Boneless chicken thighs are marinated in ginger, garlic and soy and then get a dip in cornflour before being fried. It’s the perfect counterpart to pillowy bao buns – and the pickles and hot sauce are the icing on the cake, as it were.

Ingredients

  • 6 large boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tbsp Japanese light soy sau

Method

Halve the chicken thighs and place in a bowl with the garlic, soy and ginger and mix well. Cover, refrigerate and ideally leave overnight or for at least 2 hours.

Remove the chicken from the fridge 1 hour before cooking to bring up to room temperature.

Whisk all the chilli sauce ingredients together in a bowl and set aside for serving.

In a shallow dish, mix the cornflou