Deep fried chicken Karaage

Name: Deep fried chicken Karaage
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 6 pieces
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 g Chicken leg; 1/2 tbs Sake; 1/2 tsp Salt; Black pepper as you like; 1/4 tsp Grated garlic; 1 tsp Grated ginger; 1/2 tbs Soy sauce; 1/2 Egg; 3 tbs Katakuri-ko; 300-500 cc Vegetable Oil

Megumi K / Nagomi Visit Host @cook_5792158

Tokyo, Japan

You can arrange the seasoning as you like! Try varying condiments and seasoning time so that you can cook original flavor of Karaage. Adding soy sauce at Step 1 is also good, and also using other condiments such as curry powder or other spices.

Megumi K / Nagomi Visit Host @cook_5792158

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Ingredients

50 minutes

6 pieces

300 gChicken leg
1/2 tbsSake
1/2 tspSalt
Black pepper as you like
1/4 tspGrated garlic
1 tspGrated ginger
1/2 tbsSoy sauce
1/2Egg
3 tbsKatakuri-ko
300-500 ccVegetable Oil

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Steps

50 minutes

1

Sand the chicken with kitchen paper to remove surplus water in the chicken. Remove the fat from the chicken by using a knife. Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces then put them in a zip-lock bag.
2

Add 1/2 tbs of sake, 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/4 tsp of grated garlic, 1 tsp of grated ginger and some black pepper into the zip-lock bag.
3

Knead the chicken to season well and let it stand 30 minutes.
4

Beat 1/2 egg in a cup and add it to the bag.
5

Add 1/2 tbs of soy sauce and mix.
6

Add 3 tbs of Katakuri-ko and mix again.
7

Remove the chicken pieces from the bag and stretch any skin to cover the meat.
8

Put half of the chicken pieces into vegetable oil heated to 170 degrees and deep fry it for 3 minutes.
9

Take out the chicken from the oil, add rest of the chicken pieces deep fry for 3 minutes, then remove them from the oil.
10

Heat the oil to 180 degree and fry the 2 portions of chicken pieces again 2 minutes each.