Hi there
When we have friends over I love to put on nibbles for everyone to enjoy as they settle in and grab a glass of wine or beer. A favorite is fried chicken made with a japanese inspired marinade. The japanese call their fried chicken karaage and its awesome with the asian mayo you can buy at the supermarket these days.
There are lots of different recipes around for japanese fried chicken. Mine is:
1 kg of chicken thighs without skin or bone.
Marinade
1/4 cup mirin (sweet rice wine) or sherry
1/4 cup soy sauce - you can use japanese but I just use old fashioned kikkoman
2 teaspoons grated ginger
3 cloves garlic
Cornflour for coating
oil for deep frying (I use canola or something like that)
So how to do it. Cut the thighs into strips or cubes depending on what you like..bite sized is the main thing. Combine all the marinade into a non metallic bowl and add the chicken. Mix well and refrigerate for an hour or so.
Fill a deep fryer or large pan with oil. Heat to 180 degrees.
Drain the chicken from the marinade and coat in the cornflour. Fry in batches for 5 minutes and then pull out. They should be nicely golden and cooked. Once they are all cooked I sometimes put them back in the fryer for an extra 2 minutes just to give it that extra crunch.
Drain and enjoy
Me xx
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