Karaage

Name: Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) boneless chicken thighs with skin on, cut into 4–5 cm (1½ –2 inch) pieces; 1 egg white; 2 tablespoons sake; 100 g (3½ oz) cornflour (cornstarch); 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; 3 cm (1¼ inch) piece of fresh ginger (about 50 g/1¾ oz), peeled and grated; 2 garlic cloves, grated; 3 cups (750 ml) sunflower oil, for deep-frying

Japanese Fried Chicken

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

Who doesn’t love fried chicken? This garlicky and gingery Japanese version is tasty as it is, but also great served with grated daikon radish, Japanese-style potato salad and ponzu dipping sauce.

Ingredients

Fresh

1 egg white
2 garlic cloves, grated
3 cm (1¼

Asia
Japan
Side dish
Spicy

Method

Mix the soy sauce, sake, sesame oil, egg white, garlic and ginger together. Pour the mixture over the chicken in a bowl and mix well. Place in the fridge to marinate for 30 minutes.

Heat the sunflower oil in a deep saucepan over medium–high heat until it reaches 180°C (350°F).