Karaage Chicken

Name: Karaage Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 800g chicken thighs, boneless, cut in bite-sized pieces; 4 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp sake or dry sherry; 2cm fresh ginger, grated; 3 cloves garlic, grated; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 80g potato starch or cornflour; 1L vegetable oil for frying; 2 lemons, cut in wedges; 4 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise

Japanese double-fried chicken marinated in soy, ginger and garlic — the crispiest, juiciest fried chicken.

Total time

85 min

Prep

65 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Asian

Ingredients

800gchicken thighs, boneless, cut in bite-sized pieces

4 tbspsoy sauce

2 tbspsake or dry sherry

2cmfresh ginger, grated

3 clovesgarlic, grated

1 tbspsesame oil

80gpotato starch or cornflour

1Lvegetable oil for frying

2lemons, cut in wedges

4 tbspJapanese mayonnaise

Instructions

Marinate chicken in soy, sake, ginger, garlic and sesame oil for 1 hour minimum.

Heat oil to 160C.

Drain chicken, coat well in potato starch.

First fry: cook chicken in batches 4 minutes, remove and rest 5 minutes.

Increase oil to 190C.

Second fry: cook chicken again 2 minutes until very crispy and golden.

Serve immediately with lemon wedges and Japanese mayonnaise.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

515

Protein

63.7g

Fat

25.8g

Carbs

4.7g

Fiber

Sodium

962mg

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