Chicken Nanban-zuke

Name: Chicken Nanban-zuke
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken Breast Fillets; Salt & Pepper; Potato Starch Flour; Oil for frying; 1/2-1 Onion *thinly sliced; 1 Carrot *sliced into thin strips; 1/2-1 Green Capsicum *cut into thin strips; 2 Tomatoes *sliced; 1/2-1 teaspoon Chilli Flakes OR 1 Chilli *thinly sliced; <Marinade>; 1/4 cup Rice Vinegar; 1/4 cup Soy Sauce; 1/4 cup Water; 2 tablespoons Sugar; 2 tablespoons Mirin *can be replaced by 1/2 to 1 tablespoon Sugar; 1 tablespoon Sesame Oil

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

‘Nanban-zuke’ is a Japanese dish of marinated fried fish. I usually use fish called ‘Aji’ but other meaty fish are also suitable. Chicken Breast is a popular alternative. It’s much easier to prepare than it looks.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

4 servings

500 gChicken Breast Fillets
Salt & Pepper
Potato Starch Flour
Oil for frying
1/2-1Onion *thinly sliced
1Carrot *sliced into thin strips
1/2-1Green Capsicum *cut into thin strips
2Tomatoes *sliced
1/2-1 teaspoonChilli Flakes OR 1 Chilli *thinly sliced
<Marinade>
1/4 cupRice Vinegar
1/4 cupSoy Sauce
1/4 cupWater
2 tablespoonsSugar
2 tablespoonsMirin *can be replaced by 1/2 to 1 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoonSesame Oil

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Steps

1

Place all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. As Mirin is alcoholic, you can replace it with Sugar. In that case, you use 3 tablespoons Sugar in total.
2

Add all the vegetables and mix to combine.
3

Cut Chicken Breast Fillets into 2cm thick slices, season with Salt & Pepper, then coat with Potato Starch Flour.
4

Heat Oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. It doesn’t have to be deep.
5

Cook Chicken pieces for 2 minutes, turning halfway through cooking, OR until cooked through. Transfer to the marinade & vegetable mixture.
6

Mix to combine, so that all Chicken pieces will be marinated evenly. Set aside for 1 hour at least.
7

Note: You can do the marinating process using a serving bowl, so that you can serve straight away. Otherwise, arrange the mixture on a serving plate or bowl, and enjoy with freshly cooked rice.