Crispy and Juicy Karaage Recipe (Japanese Fried Chicken)

Karaage（からあげ)

What kind of dish is Karaage??

“Karaage” is a dish of chicken marinated in garlic and soy sauce and fried in oil. It is no exaggeration to say that karaage is a national dish of Japan.

Freshly made hot and juicy is exceptionally delicious! !
However, it is delicious even when it is cold because the flavor is soaked in.

Many people are happy when they find fried chicken in their lunchbox. It is a standard menu item for both home cooking and izakaya snacks. (Izakaya is a restaurant where you can drink alcohol.) At an izakaya, it is a good idea to order the combination of beer and fried chicken first.

Karaage is also recommended as a topping for curry or salad. There are various arrangements, such as adding yuzu pepper to the seasoning, or pickling it in a seasoning called shiro-dashi.

Chicken meat that has been rubbed with wheat flour and potato starch, then coated with a thin layer of potato starch and deep-fried is sometimes called Tatsuta-age.

In Japan, chicken thighs are preferred, but you can also use chicken breast or chicken wings.In recent years, it is said that using meat on the bone results in Karaage with even better flavor. Many Karaage specialty stores offer a choice between meat on the bone or meat without the bone.

INGREDIENTS of Crispy and Juicy Karaage Recipe (Japanese Fried Chicken) (5SERVINGS)

chicken thigh 500g
soy sauce 20g
sake 20g
garlic 5g
ginger 5g
flour 10g
potato starch 10g
oil 40g

NUTRITION FACTS for Crispy and Juicy Karaage Recipe (Japanese Fried Chicken)

283 kcal Protein 17.2g Fat 22.3g Carb 4.0g Salt Equivalent 0.7g

⋈*Oil absorption rate is 8%

Crispy and Juicy Karaage Recipe (Japanese Fried Chicken) COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

➀ Cut the chicken thigh into about 35g.

② Grate garlic and ginger.

③ Place the chicken thighs in a plastic bag with soy sauce, sake, garlic, and ginger and wait for 6 to 8 hours.

④ Add the flour and potato starch to the plastic bag and knead it.

⑤ Fry in oil heated to 160℃ for 5 minutes and 180℃ for 3 minutes.

⑥ Put it on a wire mesh and cut off the oil.

naokoan

I’m Naoko. After graduating from a registered dietitian training school, I am working as a registered dietitian at a hospital in Japan. I love to cook and eat delicious food. I make recipes with calorie counting. The reason why all the ingredients are written as “g” is to accurately calculate calories. I am especially good at cooking with pressure cookers and ovens. I would like to introduce the recipe to foreigners who are interested in Japanese food. So I started writing Japanese home cooking recipes on my blog in English. 大学卒業後、管理栄養士として病院で勤務しています。レシピはカロリー計算を出来るだけ正確に行いたいので“g”で表記しています。日本の家庭料理のレシピを英語で紹介しています。圧力鍋とオーブンを使う料理が得意です。日本食・和食に興味を持ってもらえたら嬉しいです。よろしくお願いします(*ˊᵕˋ)♡‧₊