Karaage Recipe | Best of Japanese Cooking 101

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Breast is leaner, drumsticks are usually less expensive.

sake

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar

💰Cheaper: white wine

Rice vinegar adds acidity without alcohol.

mirin

🥗Healthier: honey + water

💰Cheaper: sugar + water

Honey provides sweetness with fewer calories.

potato starch

🥗Healthier: cornstarch

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Cornstarch is often easier to find and less expensive.

Cut each chicken thigh into three to four pieces.

Season the chicken with freshly grated ginger, garlic, sake, soy sauce, and salt in a bowl.

Mix and let it sit for half an hour to one hour.

Mix all-purpose flour and katakuriko potato starch or cornstarch together.

Coat the marinated chicken pieces with the flour mixture.

Heat the frying oil at medium high heat to about 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Deep fry the chicken for six to eight minutes or until cooked through.

Serve immediately with a lemon wedge.

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