# Japanese Mom's Crispy Karaage

This is a recipe for Japanese Mom's Crispy Karaage.

- Total time: 123 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Chicken thighs
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Sake
- 0.5 tsp Ginger
- 0.5 tsp Garlic
- Rice flour
- Potato starch

## Instructions

1. Pat the chicken thighs dry with a paper towel.
2. Poke holes in the chicken thighs with a fork.
3. Place the chicken thighs into a plastic bag.
4. Add oil to the chicken thighs.
5. Add soy sauce to the chicken thighs.
6. Add grated ginger to the chicken thighs.
7. Add grated garlic to the chicken thighs.
8. Massage the chicken thighs in the bag to marinate.
9. Marinate the chicken in the fridge for 2 hours.
10. Add rice flour to a metal bowl.
11. Add potato starch to the metal bowl.
12. Mix the rice flour and potato starch with chopsticks.
13. Pour oil into a frying pan.
14. Coat the marinated chicken pieces in the flour mixture.
15. Place the coated chicken into the hot oil in the frying pan.
16. Flip the chicken pieces to ensure even cooking.
17. Remove the fried chicken from the pan and place it on a wire rack to rest.
18. Let the chicken rest for 3 minutes.
19. Pour oil into a small pot for double frying.
20. Place the rested chicken pieces into the hot oil in the small pot for double frying.
21. Flip the chicken pieces in the small pot to ensure they are crispy all around.
22. Remove the double-fried chicken from the pot.
23. Cut one piece of karaage in half to show the inside.
24. Serve the crispy karaage with cabbage and tomatoes.

## Equipment

- paper towel
- fork
- plastic bag
- refrigerator
- metal bowl
- chopsticks
- frying pan
- wire rack
- small pot
- knife
- cutting board
- plate
- bowl

## Tips

- Marinate in the fridge for 2 hours.
- Double-fry for the ultimate crispiness.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCkJHYA9/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/61e8e0af-92f2-4406-88f1-397921ac2d4a
- Extracted: 2026-06-27

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