Japanese Fried Chicken

Discover the authentic flavors of Japan with my delicious Japanese Fried Chicken recipe. Perfectly crispy and bursting with savory goodness, this dish is a must-try for any fried chicken enthusiast!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Japanese

Keyword Japanese fried chicken

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Marination Time 2

Total Time 2 20

Servings

Calories 453kcal

Ingredients

3/4 lbs Chicken Thigh boneless
1/2 Inch Ginger
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Japanese Sake can substitute with dry sherry wine or Chinese cooking wine
2 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
2 tsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener
4 Cloves Garlic add up to 6 garlic cloves if you like garlic
1/2 tsp Togarashi optional
1/4 Cup Potato Starch
1 Wedge Lemon optional

Instructions

Gather all the ingredients.
Grate garlic and ginger with a grater and add into a mixing bowl.
Combine Soy Sauce, sweetener, Japanese sake, toasted sesame oil, optional togarashi into a mixing bowl and mix well.
Cut chicken into small bite-size pieces, about 1/2 x 1/2 inch and place into a ziplock bag. Pour marinade from above into the ziplock bag and marinate for 2 hour minimum (up to overnight) in the refrigerator.
Remove chicken from the marinade, coat with potato starch and set aside.
Add enough oil to cover about 1/2 inch and heat oil up to 375F. Once the oil is preheated, carefully place chicken inside without overcrowding to deep fry (cook 2 batches if needed). Cook until crust is lightly browned on all sides, about 2 – 3 minutes in total. You may have to rotate/flip chicken depending on how much oil you used.
Transfer to a wire rack. If you do not have a drying rack, place use a plate with a paper towel to soak up oil. Once all residual oil drips off, transfer to a serving plate with an optional wedge of lemon.

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