Delicious fast food from Japan: You need a lot of hot oil for this karaage recipe. After that it’s: Knurps! Knurps!
Sometimes food tastes best quickly, as in the case of karaage, a Japanese fast food. It’s chicken thighs, marinated in a spicy way and fried twice. Crispy on the outside, very tender on the inside. The Asia flavor comes from the marinade made from ginger, soy sauce and sake.
Karaage recipe Karaage: Crunchy delicious © Photo: Wolfgang Schardt; Maria Grossman (styling); Roland Geiselmann (food styling)
Ingredients for 4 persons:
- 750 g boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 4-6 pieces)
- ½ tsp salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons flour type 550
- 1 liter tasteless oil (sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, etc., for frying)
For the marinade
- ½ tsp grated ginger
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- ½ tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tbsp sake (alternatively sherry or Chinese rice wine)
- ½ tsp toasted sesame oil
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