How I Make My Favorite Japanese Recipes

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Thighs are often more flavorful and less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

Lower sodium option for health.

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar with a bit of sugar

💰Cheaper: rice vinegar with a bit of sugar

A more accessible alternative.

Heat oil in a deep fryer to 320 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fry chicken wings until fully cooked, then remove them from the oil.

Increase the oil temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to make the wings crispy.

Prepare the sauce by mixing two parts soy sauce, one part sugar, sake, and mirin.

Coat the chicken wings with potato starch before frying for extra crispiness.

To make donuts, combine tofu with flour and water to create the dough.

Shape the dough into small balls and stack them on parchment paper.

Fry the donuts with the parchment paper until they separate naturally in the oil.

For udon, mix flour, water, and salt in a plastic bag and knead the dough by stepping on it.

Prepare Niku Udon by adding thinly sliced cooked meat on top or Kitsune Udon with deep-fried tofu skin.

For cream puffs, heat flour and water mixture until it forms a ball.

Add eggs to the dough once it cools enough to touch, ensuring they don't curdle.

Pipe the dough onto a baking sheet and brush with water to help them puff up in the oven.

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