Japanese style fried chicken with Soy sauce, ginger and garlic

Name: Japanese style fried chicken with Soy sauce, ginger and garlic
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2-4 chicken thighs; ☆3 TBSP soy sauce; ☆2 TBSP sake; ☆2 TBSP sugar; ☆1 inch ginger - grated; ☆4 clove garlic - minced; ☆dash of salt; ☆dash of pepper; ☆1 egg; ☆1 TBSP sesame oil; ☆1/4 cup katsuobushi flakes; 1/2 cup potato starch; 1/2 cup flour; 1 lemon

Naomi’s memo👩🏻‍🍳 @na0mi_memo

CA, USA

This one is very close to the fried chicken recipe my dad (he is the professional chef) cooked for us at home in Hokkaido but I added some twists 💕to it.

Naomi’s memo👩🏻‍🍳 @na0mi_memo

CA, USA

This one is very close to the fried chicken recipe my dad (he is the professional chef) cooked for us at home in Hokkaido but I added some twists 💕to it.

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Ingredients

40 minutes

4 people

2-4chicken thighs
☆3 TBSP soy sauce
☆2 TBSP sake
☆2 TBSP sugar
☆1 inch ginger - grated
☆4 clove garlic - minced
☆dash of salt
☆dash of pepper
☆1 egg
☆1 TBSP sesame oil
☆1/4 cup katsuobushi flakes
1/2 cuppotato starch
1/2 cupflour
1lemon

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.
2

Put chicken in a large ziplock bag add all the ingredients of ☆ and mix them very well. Leave it for at least 10 minutes to over night.
3

Drain the sauce by using the strainer.
4

In a ziplock bag, add potato starch and flour together and add the marinated chicken.
5

In a large pan, heat 2 inches of oil to 180°C. Cook the chicken until golden brown, 6 minutes. You might want to cook them in 2 batches. You can also tell if it’s done or not by holding a piece of chicken while still in the oil with your chopsticks. If the chicken is not vibrating, it’s done.
6

Zest lemon and sprinkle it all over the cooked chicken. Squeeze lemon juice if you prefer. Dip in Japanese mayonnaise if you prefer.