Karaage Chicken

Karaage Chicken

Ingredients:

chicken thighs with skin on - cut into bite sized chunks

80g potato starch

40g plain flour

20g garlic

40g fresh ginger

200ml soy sauce

vegetable oil

Method:

(1) Slice the garlic and ginger thinly. Add them to the soy sauce and let it stand for half a day.

(2) Pour the soy sauce over the chicken

(3) Coat the chicken with a mixture of potato starch and plain flour

(4) Deep fry in hot oil till golden brown

Verdict

(+) The ginger-garlic soy sauce is a simple yet wonderful marinate sauce - Japanese style!

(+) The crust is nowhere near the KFC kind of crunchiness but nevertheless crunchy in a subtle way

(+) The meat is tender and not overly dry after frying

(-) Totally oily and cholesterol loaded

(=) A definite quick and easy party snack!