Chicken Karaage

Name: Chicken Karaage
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 600g chicken thighs, boneless, cut into pieces; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp sake; 1 tbsp mirin; 1 tsp ginger, grated; 2 cloves garlic, grated; potato starch for coating; vegetable oil for frying; lemon wedges and Japanese mayonnaise to serve

Japanese-style fried chicken, marinated in soy, ginger and sake before frying, crispy outside and juicy within.

Total time

50 min

Prep

35 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Japanese

Ingredients

600gchicken thighs, boneless, cut into pieces

3 tbspsoy sauce

2 tbspsake

1 tbspmirin

1 tspginger, grated

2 clovesgarlic, grated

potato starchfor coating

vegetable oilfor frying

lemon wedges and Japanese mayonnaiseto serve

Instructions

Marinate chicken with soy, sake, mirin, ginger and garlic for 30 minutes.

Coat well in potato starch.

Deep-fry at 170°C for 4–5 minutes until cooked through. Drain.

Fry again at 185°C for 1 minute for extra crispiness.

Serve with lemon and Japanese mayo.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

276

Protein

47.5g

Fat

5.5g

Carbs

3.2g

Fiber

0.1g

Sodium

721mg

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