CHICKEN KARAAGE/NANBAN (Japanese fried chicken w/ tartar sauce and sweet & sour glaze)

Directions

  1. 1Place lettuce leaves on a serving plate.
  2. 2Add fried chicken pieces on top of the lettuce.
  3. 3Sprinkle chili powder over the fried chicken.
  4. 4Pour sweet & sour glaze over the chicken.
  5. 5Garnish with sliced green onions.
  6. 6Take a lettuce leaf and place a piece of fried chicken on it.
  7. 7Add a spoonful of tartar sauce on top of the chicken and lettuce.
  8. 8Prepare the chicken by placing pieces in a bowl.
  9. 9Add soy sauce to the chicken.
  10. 10Pour cooking sake into the bowl.
  11. 11Add grated ginger and grated garlic.
  12. 12Squeeze lemon juice into the bowl.
  13. 13Crack an egg into the mixture.
  14. 14Grind black pepper over the chicken.
  15. 15Add cornstarch to the chicken.
  16. 16Mix all ingredients together by hand until well combined.
  17. 17Fry the chicken pieces in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through.
  18. 18Remove the fried chicken from the oil using a spider strainer.
  19. 19Place the fried chicken in a metal colander to drain excess oil.
  20. 20Sprinkle chili powder over the fried chicken.
  21. 21Boil eggs in a small pot.
  22. 22Cool the boiled eggs in an ice bath.
  23. 23Peel the boiled eggs.
  24. 24Slice the boiled eggs.
  25. 25Chop the sliced boiled eggs.
  26. 26Open a jar of pickles.
  27. 27Chop the pickles.
  28. 28In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, chopped boiled eggs, and diced onion.
  29. 29Add chopped pickles, chives, and Worcestershire sauce to the bowl.
  30. 30Add black pepper.
  31. 31Mix all ingredients for the tartar sauce thoroughly.
  32. 32In a saucepan, add grated garlic, sugar, and water.
  33. 33Add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and cooking sake.
  34. 34Add ketchup to the saucepan.
  35. 35Heat the sauce over the stove until it thickens.

Ingredients

  • Lettuce
  • Fried chicken
  • Chili powder
  • Sweet & sour glaze
  • Green onions
  • Tartar sauce
  • Chicken thighs
  • Soy sauce
  • Cooking sake
  • Grated ginger
  • Grated garlic
  • Lemon juice
  • 1 Egg
  • Black pepper
  • Cornstarch
  • Oil
  • Boiled eggs
  • Diced onion
  • Mayonnaise
  • Pickles (cornichons)
  • Chopped chives
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • Sugar
  • Water
  • Rice wine vinegar
  • Ketchup

Equipment

ChopsticksPlateMixing bowlKnifeCutting boardPanSpider strainerMetal colanderSmall potSaucepanWooden spoonStove