Japanese style fried chicken with Soy sauce, ginger and garlic

Naomi’s Kitchen👩🏻‍🍳

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken thighs
  • ☆3 TBSP soy sauce
  • ☆2 TBSP sake
  • ☆2 TBSP sugar
  • ☆2 inch ginger - grated
  • ☆2 clove garlic - minced
  • ☆dash of salt
  • ☆dash of paper
  • ☆5 TBSP flour
  • ☆1 egg
  • ☆1 TBSP sesame oil
  • ☆1/2 cup katsuobushi flakes
  • 1/2 cup potato starch

Directions

  • Cut chicken into a bite sized pieces.
  • Put chicken in a large bowl, add all the ingredients of ☆ and mix them very well with hands. Leave it for at least 10 minutes
  • In a zip lock bag, add potato starch and add the marinated chicken. Coating with potato starch at the end just before frying will make the chicken crispy.
  • In a large pan, heat 2 inches of oil to 180C. Cook the chicken until golden brown, 6 minutes. You can also tell if it’s done or not by holding a piece of chicken while still in the oil with your chopsticks. If the chicken is not vibrating, it is done.