Prepare 600g of chicken thighs. The ideal amount per recipe is 300g.
Chicken Thigh 600g
Trim off any excess fat, tendons, or tough parts from the chicken.
Cut the chicken thighs into ideal 50g pieces.
2. Prepare the Marinades
In a bowl, combine soy sauce, sake, grated garlic, and grated ginger to create the soy sauce marinade.
Grated Garlic appropriate amount
Soy Sauce 1tbsp
Sake 1tbsp
Grated Ginger appropriate amount
In a separate bowl, combine shirodashi, sake, grated garlic, grated ginger, salt, and pepper to create the salt marinade. If shirodashi is unavailable, you can substitute with 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar, and a little chicken stock powder.
Grated Garlic appropriate amount
Grated Ginger appropriate amount
Salt 1g
Shirodashi 1tbsp
Sake 1tbsp
Pepper a little
3. Marinate the Chicken
Divide the 600g of chicken into two bowls, placing 300g in each marinade.
Massage the chicken with the marinades by hand until the liquid is mostly absorbed.
Cover the bowls with plastic wrap, pressing it down to touch the chicken, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Prepare Coating and Garnish
In a large bowl, mix potato starch and all-purpose flour for the main coating.
All-purpose Flour appropriate amount
Potato Starch appropriate amount
Prepare garnishes by thinly slicing cabbage and cutting lemon or lime into wedges.
Lemon or Lime appropriate amount
Cabbage appropriate amount
For extra crispiness, prepare a separate bowl of potato starch and mix with a little water to form clumps.
Water a little
Potato Starch appropriate amount
5. Fry the Karaage (Double Frying Method)
Heat about 2cm of cooking oil in a pan to 170ยฐC.
Cooking Oil appropriate amount
Coat each piece of marinated chicken in the flour mixture, ensuring the skin wraps around the meat.
For a crunchier texture, apply the wet starch clumps to the chicken as a final coating.
Fry the chicken at 170ยฐC for 3-4 minutes. Start with the soy sauce batch.
Remove the chicken from the oil and let it rest on a wire rack or paper towel for 5 minutes. This allows residual heat to cook the inside.
Increase the oil temperature to 180-190ยฐC. Fry the chicken again for about 1 minute until it's golden brown and extra crispy.
Plate the finished karaage. Repeat the frying process (first fry, rest, second fry) for the salt-flavored chicken.