Chinese Restaurant-Style Fried Chicken Karaage.
You can have Chinese Restaurant-Style Fried Chicken Karaage using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Chinese Restaurant-Style Fried Chicken Karaage
- It’s of Chicken thigh (or breast).
- You need of Seasoning ingredients 1.
- Prepare of Salt and pepper.
- You need of Grated garlic.
- It’s of knob Grated ginger.
- You need of Seasoning ingredients 2.
- It’s of Sake (Shaoxing wine, if available).
- Prepare of Seasoning ingredients 3:.
- It’s of Soy sauce.
- You need of Sesame oil.
- Prepare of Chicken stock powder.
- It’s of Sugar.
- Prepare of The batter:.
- Prepare of Egg (beaten).
- You need of Cake flour.
- You need of Katakuriko.
- Prepare of Oil for deep frying.
- It’s of Lard.
- Prepare of Vegetable oil.
Chinese Restaurant-Style Fried Chicken Karaage step by step
- Remove the sinews from the chicken and place the chicken skin-side down. Insert a knife into the side of the chicken and cut the meat into 2 layers. Then cut up into chunks. Use the kniife to tenderize the meat and then cut away any more sinews..
- Add the chicken to a bowl or ziplock bag. Add the seasoning ingredients 1 and rub into the meat. Repeat this step with seasoning ingredients 2, then seasoning ingredients 3. Put in the fridge and leave to rest for an hour..
- Coat the meat in beaten egg. Add the egg in 3 goes, mixing well after each addition..
- Just before frying, coat the chicken well in flour, then katakuriko..
- First start frying the meat at 160°C for about 3 minutes. Don't touch the meat until it floats to the surface of the oil (after about 30 seconds)..
- Once the first frying is over, place the chicken on some kitchen paper to drain away the excess oil. Leave for 5 minutes..
- Fry the chicken once more in oil at 180°C until golden..
- Drain away the oil and serve on a plate! Fried chicken tastes best when just cooked so please help yourself while it's still hot..
- Karaage fried chicken is best served with a light side such as this Chinese Cabbage Salad. https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/156414-refreshing-crispy-chinese-cabbage-salad.