Karaage Chicken with Spicy Mayo

60 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces.
  2. 2In a bowl, combine chicken pieces with salt, white pepper, sugar, chicken bouillon powder, sake, soy sauce, sesame oil, egg, grated garlic, and grated ginger.
  3. 3Add cornstarch and mix well. Marinate for about an hour.
  4. 4Make the sauce by combining Japanese mayo, sriracha, lemon juice, grated garlic, salt and black pepper.
  5. 5In another bowl, add potato starch.
  6. 6Coat the marinated chicken evenly with potato starch.
  7. 7Heat oil to 350°F (177°C). Carefully drop chicken into the hot oil and fry for 2 minutes.
  8. 8Remove chicken, rest, and then fry again at 375°F (191°C) until slightly golden.
  9. 9Thinly slice green onions lengthwise and place in an ice bath.
  10. 10Thinly slice cabbage.
  11. 11Place fried chicken on a plate over the sliced cabbage. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions.

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken thighs
  • 2 cups Potato starch
  • 1 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp Cooking sake
  • 2 cloves Grated garlic
  • 0.5 inch knob Grated ginger
  • 2 tsp Chicken bouillon powder
  • 1 Salt
  • 1 White pepper
  • 0.5 cup Japanese mayo
  • 2 tbsp Sriracha
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1 Black pepper
  • 1 Sugar
  • 1 Soy sauce
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Green onions
  • 1 Cabbage

Equipment

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