Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)

Saori Fujimoto

Ingredients

  • 3 pieces Chicken thighs
  • 2 tbsp Chopped spring onion
  • 1 tbsp Sake (cooking rice wine)
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 pinch Pepper
  • 5 tbsp Potato starch
  • 3 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp Water
  • 1 tbsp Vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Mirin
  • 2 tbsp Sugar

Directions

  • Cut the chicken thighs into large bite size.
  • Mix the 1tbsp Sake, 1 tsp Suger, 1/4tsp Salt and 1pinch pepper. Marinate the chickens and leave for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Remove the excess moisture from the chickens. Wrap the chicken with paper towels and damp dry.
  • Just before frying, coat the chickens with potato starch and dust off the excess powder.
  • Heat the frying oil to between 170 to 180 degrees, then put the chickens in, turn them over, cook through, and fry till golden brown.
  • While frying chickens, make a Youlinji sauce. Mix the Sauce ingredients to a heat resistant bowl. Use microwave at middle heat(600W) for 1 minuet. Add the chopped spring onion.
  • Place the chickens into the youlinji sauce off while the chickens still hot. Let it mix well.