Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)

Saori Fujimoto
Saori Fujimoto @cook_2635889
Singapore
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Ingredients

4 servings
  1. 3 piecesChicken thighs
  2. 2 tbspChopped spring onion
  3. 1 tbspSake (cooking rice wine)
  4. 1 tspSugar
  5. 1/4 tspSalt
  6. 1 pinchPepper
  7. 5 tbspPotato starch
  8. <Sauce>
  9. 3 tbspSoy sauce
  10. 3 tbspWater
  11. 1 tbspVinegar
  12. 1 tbspMirin
  13. 2 tbspSugar

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Cut the chicken thighs into large bite size.

  2. 2

    Mix the 1tbsp Sake, 1 tsp Suger, 1/4tsp Salt and 1pinch pepper. Marinate the chickens and leave for 10 to 15 minutes.

  3. 3

    Remove the excess moisture from the chickens. Wrap the chicken with paper towels and damp dry.

  4. 4

    Just before frying, coat the chickens with potato starch and dust off the excess powder.

  5. 5

    Heat the frying oil to between 170 to 180 degrees, then put the chickens in, turn them over, cook through, and fry till golden brown.

  6. 6

    While frying chickens, make a Youlinji sauce. Mix the Sauce ingredients to a heat resistant bowl. Use microwave at middle heat(600W) for 1 minuet. Add the chopped spring onion.

  7. 7

    Place the chickens into the youlinji sauce off while the chickens still hot. Let it mix well.

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