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Japanese style fried garlic tebasaki chicken wings served on a black plate topped with green onions and garlic chips.
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Tebasaki Fried Chicken Wings

This recipe for Tebasaki, Japanese fried chicken wings with fried garlic, brings the authentic flavors of Japan to your table. Crispy and flavorful, these wings are a delightful twist on classic fried chicken.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword Japanese fried chicken wings, tebasaki
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 582kcal

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 2 lbs Chicken Wings & Drumlettes around 18-20 pieces
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/4 Cup Potato Starch optional, can substitute with corn starch
  • 2 Cups Cooking Oil deep frying

Sauce

  • 2 Clove Garlic
  • 1/2 Inch Ginger
  • 1/2 Cup Japanese Sake
  • 1/4 Cup Sweetener your preferred sweetener
  • 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
  • 1/8 tsp Salt

Topping - Optional

  • 5 Cloves Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Cooking Oil neutral, no flavor or taste
  • 2 Stalks Green Onions

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients for age Japanese tebasaki wings.
  • Combine minced garlic, sliced ginger, Japanese sake, sweetener and salt into a saucepan. Bring to boil on medium heat and once boiling, reduce to and keep on simmer.
    Age tebasaki sauce in a sauce pan.
  • Place chicken onto a sanitary surface and sprinkle with salt and black pepper on both sides. Note - if you prefer a coating, sprinkle potato starch on the wings.
    Chicken wings seasoned on a baking mat.
  • Finely mince the optional remaining garlic cloves and add them to a small frying pan. Add 1 tablespoon of neutral oil and place the pan over medium heat. Cook the garlic, stirring constantly, until it is fried and turns light brown, which should take around 1-2 minutes.
    Fried garlic chips.
  • Finely chop green onions and set aside.
    Chopped green onions.
  • Preheat an enough oil in your chosen vessel for deep-frying the wings. Once the oil is preheated, carefully add the chicken wings. Allow them to cook for 3-5 minutes on one side, then gently rotate and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes on the other side.
    Chicken wings being deep fried.
  • After cooking the chicken wings, dip each wing into the sauce and place them on a serving plate. Add optional fried garlic and green onion on top of the wings.
    Age tebasaki topped with fried garlic chips and green onions.

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Nutrition

Calories: 582kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 189mg | Sodium: 559mg | Potassium: 484mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 630IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 3mg