I don't do a lot of deep-frying at home except that I love to experiment different Asian styles fried chicken that are all so unique with their own techniques and ingredients. I have tested Malaysian style Laksa-Fried Chicken that uses laksa paste as marinade; Korean style Fried Chicken that is tossed in chilli sauce made with gochujang after frying; and Balinese style Fried Chicken that is boiled in coconut milk and spices before frying.
Now it's time for a Japanese version - Chicken Karaage. This Japanese version of fried chicken is marinated in cooking sake (Japanese rice wine), soy sauce, ginger, shallot (spring onion) and then coated in potato flour / starch prior to frying. Potato flour is used to add wonderful crispness and together with the the marinade keep the meat moist and tender. It's a dish that is very well-balanced in terms of flavour and textures.
I have tested a few different recipes and this one is by far my favourite and I am happy to share it with you. Although there are some discussions whether this version of flour coated Japanese fried chicken should be called Tatsuta-age or Karaage, I reckon they are basically the same. I appreciate any inputs concerning this topic. So feel free to leave a comment.
(Recipe adapted from Asiansupper.com)
Serves 4
Ingredients
500 g chicken thighs fillets
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp cooking sake
1 tsp grated ginger
1 stalk green onion, finely chopped
1 cup potato flour / starch
Vegetable oil for frying
Lemon wedges
Japanese hot mustard (optional)
- Trim off excess fat from your chicken thighs and cut into 1 - 2" pieces.
- Mix grated ginger with soy sauce, cooking sake and green onions to make a marinade. Place chicken pieces into the bowl and mix thoroughly and marinate in the refrigerator for 20 - 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, get your deep-frying workstation ready - place a paper towel on a rack or strainer for your cooked pieces. Spread potato flour on a plate for dusting chicken. Add oil to a heavy-bottomed pot and bring to about 180C. And get some long chopsticks or tongs for dusting the chicken and a separate pair for deep frying.
- Dust chicken pieces thoroughly with potato flour, shake to remove excess flour and place in the hot oil. Turn over when it looks brown and crusty. Flip and repeat. Drain on the paper towel.
- Serve with lemon wedges and/or Japanese hot mustard.
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haha i love these especially in my uncle's karaage sushi :D
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Looks so good. Will keep in mind for sometime soon.
My sister loves chicken karaage. I wish that I can make this for her but the fact that my kitchen is located too far away from the windows (typical apartment layout) makes it very troublesome. :(
Your version looks very crispy. :D
Karaage! Half a kilo of thigh fillets is my kinda snack! Yours looks amazing.
yum!! i don't care how people call it, these crispy chicken pieces are wonderful
Looks crispy and wonderful. Fried goodies some times really good. Even though if think about calories and so on. I ignore sometime.
That looks good! Give me a plate anytime:D
all i can say, ellie... is that i love fried chicken! thank u for sharing! fresh oil and the right heat gets the job done!
Oh no! You have tapped into my secret addiction. This is the primary reason I go to the sushi shop... for their Karaage. I'm glad you presented it with the lemon, because it adds so much to this chicken. Wonderful to know the secret of Karaage Chicken. Maybe I can try it with um.... 'shallow' frying? (To feel a little better about this indulgence.) Thanks!
you are so not helping with the "obesity" epidemic HAHA, by posting such delicious photos of karaage =P. I'll have to make this one day LOLz.
Karaage is just so addictive. Smallish sized pieces which I find you just keep eating. Team it with some sake and oh yumm.
I can't wait for my decking to be ready so I can do deep frying outside.
Looks really yummy!
Karaage is the best jap dish ever! yours looks absolutely superb!! ... love it with some of that jap mayo too! mmm Mmmmm
I love all your fried chicken recipes Ellie - especially the Balinese one. I suspect this will be a winner too!
We don't do a lot of frying in our household either, but this chicken looks so good, I'd be tempted to make it! I love chicken karaage =) Yours is beautiful!
Wow, that fried chicken looks irresistible!
Cheers,
Rosa
Karaage is one of my favourite Japanese dishes. I didn't know it was this easy. I am so excited to try it now.
Boy does that look good - I am scared to death of deep frying food though. What do you do with all the oil afterwards?
@ Chele: I use the smallest pot I have for deep-frying to minimize the use of oil and I threw them away after use.
This looks utterly amazing! The crunchy outside just jumps off the page. A wonderful meal!
Ohhh this looks so crunchy and irresistible!
Interesting.. haven't tried anything like this before..:)
greets!!
A plate of that, a cold beer and some time out in the garden- I couldn't think of a better evening if I tried- it looks fantastic!
Ellie, if I can't find potato flour/starch, what will be a good substitute?
this is interesting and it looks very very crispy and I love thigh fillets. bookmarking!
Ellie, I love such a delicious looking chicken!
have a nice time,
Paula
This looks really flavorful. I bet my kid would totally eat this!!
OOH NICEE! you're bad for diets!!
Well hello to some of the best looking chicken I've seen in awhile! I have a really soft spot and weakness for fried chicken...especially a recipe like this! Can't wait to try it!
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This is one of my favourite Japanese dishes!! Well done!
Hard for me to choose the kind of fried chicken I like best cos they are all different and delicious to each own.
First of all you can never go wrong with fried chicken (well, at least in my book) This recipe looks amazing!
I do a lot of deep frying, Ellie. I'm not afraid of it at all in any way (smile). I'm bookmarking this for when my family comes to visit. Yum!
So it's the potato flour which makes it so addictive? I had no idea! I can eat this by the bucket load!
Hmm one of my fav fried chicken recipe. Yours look really good.
I love how fried chicken is something we can all share, no matter what country we're from =) LOVE Karaage.
Did someone say Karaage?!?!?! Yuuummmmmmm!! Yours look soo much better than many of the places out there!
recipe is delicious and the picture are perfect,very sugestive for this recipe!
Looks like the karaage I just had for lunch! Very professional looking!
Looks delicious! Haven't tried Japanese fried chicken yet. Is is crunch on the coating?
that looks oh so delicious. I would have to serve mine with some mayo though!
@ pickyin: You can replace the potato flour with cornflour although it won't as crispy as it should be.
Love chicken karaage - your version looks so crispy and mouthwatering!
Chicken karaage is one of those dishes that once you see someone else with it, or smell it, you simply have to have some too. Your version looks so good!
Ohhh I love Chicken Karaage! Yours just looks so delicious.
Wow these DO look awesome! I'm not surprised they are your favorite Asian fried chicken style :)
Yours is the second fried chicken recipe I am going to try today, I am having a fried chicken night and going to have a few different versions of chicken, thanks for your recipe.
Oh wow - I want me some of that there fried chicken! It looks great!
frieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed chickennnnnnnnn! Yum yum yum yum yum yum Ellie. Gosh I have a soft spot for fried chicken like this! looks lovely!
I am SO going to have to make this. Chicken Karaage is one of my boyfriends favourite things to eat when we go out for Japanese. Yours looks delicious. I can't wait to surprise him with it for dinner.
Thanks :)
Thank you Thank you Thank you!
Just made it for dinner and it was fantastic, had to stop myself from eating the whole lot...
cheers
stella
I used to order chicken karaage quite often when I visited some Japanese restaurants in Sydney, pity that it's almost non-existent here in Germany, which is in a way weird, because I am sure the Germans would love it too - it's fried after all...;)!
looks so nice and crispy! How can you stand to share it?
If you want my input, this looks fantastic!
Yummy looking really.
Probably will try.
Fried chicken is one of our favourite dish at home b'cos my girls do not like chicken done any other way except fried.
Ohhh - these look good. We'll have to try your version. We're honored that you tried our recipe!
I grew up eating this at the old punk rock Atomic Cafe in little Tokyo los Angeles. It's the bomb, donkey kong! This one probably isn't as good as Nancy's. :) Don;t F it up with mustard! Just squeezed lemon!
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