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Karaage, Japanese-style fried chicken

Karaage, Japanese-style fried chicken

Main dishes

Chicken pieces marinated in soy sauce, ginger, and garlic, coated in flour, then fried: crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.

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Recipe from Chasa 366 SUB, Ef3, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Karaage is the quintessential Japanese fried chicken, marinated and then coated in a thin layer of starch.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFrying
  • Estimated cost$1.74 $0.44 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.20
  • $0.13
  • $0.13
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and marinate it with soy sauce, mirin, sake, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper. Let it rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
  2. Coat the pieces with a mixture of flour and starch, ensuring an even coating. ≈ 3 min
  3. Heat the oil to 170-180 °C and add the pieces in small batches. Fry until the outside is golden brown and the inside is cooked through.
  4. Drain on a colander or paper towels.
  5. Prepare the chicken by marinating it in lemon juice and finely chopped cabbage. Add a sauce or mayonnaise if desired. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Karaage, Japanese-style fried chicken

  • Chicken leg (or breast), boneless, cut into pieces, approximately 500g$1.20
  • flour, in sufficient quantity$0.13
  • potato starch, in sufficient quantity$0.13
  • Frying oil, for deep-frying$0.28

Total$1.74

that's $0.44 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • Chicken leg (or breast), boneless, cut into pieces, approximately 500g
  • soy sauce, to taste
  • Mirin, with its distinctive flavor
  • Sake, with its distinctive flavor
  • grated ginger, to taste
  • grated garlic, to taste
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • flour, in sufficient quantity
  • potato starch, in sufficient quantity
  • Frying oil, for deep-frying
  • Lemon and shredded cabbage, for serving

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