Original Tender Youlinji (Chinese Deep Fried Chicken with Sweet and Sour Sauce) made with Chicken Breasts

Name: Original Tender Youlinji (Chinese Deep Fried Chicken with Sweet and Sour Sauce) made with Chicken Breasts
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Chicken breasts; 1 tbsp ・Sake; 1 tsp ・Sugar; 1/4 tsp ・Salt; 6 tbsp Katakuriko; 2 Chicken breasts; 1 tbsp ・Sake; 1 tsp ・Sugar; 1/4 tsp ・Salt; 1 tbsp Mayonnaise; 6 tbsp Katakuriko; 2 Chicken breasts; 1 tbsp ・Sake; 1 tsp ・Sugar; 1/4 tsp ・Salt; 1 tsp Vegetable oil; 1 tsp Honey; 1/2 Egg; 6 tbsp Katakuriko; 3 tbsp Soy sauce; 2 1/2 tbsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Vinegar; 1/2 tbsp Water; 10 cm The white part of a Japanese leek; 1 tbsp White sesame seeds

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This is the original recipe from our family's various Youlinji recipes!
I followed "Salted chicken style prep method"to make the chicken breasts tender.

I used to dust chicken breasts with katakuriko and deep-fry right away, but coating the chicken well with the katakuriko seems to reduce the amount of katakuriko dropping into the oil. Recipe by Hokkori-no

This is the original recipe from our family's various Youlinji recipes!
I followed "Salted chicken style prep method"to make the chicken breasts tender.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This is the original recipe from our family's various Youlinji recipes!
I followed "Salted chicken style prep method"to make the chicken breasts tender.

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Ingredients

4 servings

Basic recipe
2Chicken breasts
1 tbsp・Sake
1 tsp・Sugar
1/4 tsp・Salt
6 tbspKatakuriko
Recipe to make this dish more tender:
2Chicken breasts
1 tbsp・Sake
1 tsp・Sugar
1/4 tsp・Salt
1 tbspMayonnaise
6 tbspKatakuriko
Recipe to make this the meat even more tender:
2Chicken breasts
1 tbsp・Sake
1 tsp・Sugar
1/4 tsp・Salt
1 tspVegetable oil
1 tspHoney
1/2Egg
6 tbspKatakuriko
Youlinji sauce (Recipe ID: 2202727)
3 tbspSoy sauce
2 1/2 tbspSugar
1 tbspVinegar
1/2 tbspWater
10cm The white part of a Japanese leek
1 tbspWhite sesame seeds

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Steps

1

[Make the sauce] ① Add soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, and water to a heatproof dish, and microwave for 1.5 minutes at 600 W.
2

Add minced white part of the Japanese leek, and white sesame seeds, then mix.
3

Chop the chicken breasts into bite-size pieces, and put into a bowl. Add sake, sugar, and salt. Rub in the chicken, and let it sit for a while.
4

Step 3 is preparation to make the chicken breasts tender. "Salted chicken style prep method"
5

Basic recipe ① Add katakuriko into the Step 3 bowl, and mix with chopsticks. Coat the chicken breasts with the katakuriko.
6

② Deep-fry Step 5 chicken in heated oil, and pour Step 2 sauce on top.
7

Recipe to make this dish more tender ① Steps 1 ~ 3 are the same. Add mayonnaise into Step 3 bowl and mix, then let it sit for a while.
8

② Add the katakuriko into the Step 7 bowl, and whisk with chopsticks. Coat the chicken well with katakuriko.
9

③ Deep-fry Step 8 chicken in the heated oil, then pour Step 2 sauce on top.
10

[To make this dish even more tender] ① Steps 1 ~ 3 are the same. Add vegetable oil and honey into Step 3 bowl, and mix. Let it sit for a while.
11

② Add the egg and katakuriko into Step 10 bowl, and whisk with chopsticks.
12

③ Deep-fry Step 11 in the heated oil, then pour Step 2 sauce on top.