Chicken Karaage

Prepare

1. 🥄Add the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sake and sugar to a bowl and whisk to combine.
2. 🔥Add the chicken, then stir to coat evenly.

Steps

1. 🔥Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
2. 🧂Add 1 inch of vegetable oil to a heavy bottomed pot and heat until the oil reaches 360 degrees F.
3. 🍳Line a wire rack with 2 sheets of paper towels and get your tongs out.
4. 🫇Put the potato starch in a bowl
5. 🍽️Add a handful of chicken to the potato starch and toss to coat each piece evenly.

Cook

1. 🧂Fry the karaage in batches until the exterior is a medium brown and the chicken is cooked through.

Steps

1. 🍳Transfer the fried chicken to the paper towel lined rack.

Cook

1. 🫇If you want the karaage to stay crispy longer, you can fry the chicken a second time, until it's a darker color after it's cooled off once.

Serve

1. 🍽️Serve with lemon wedges.