Karaage, Japanese-style fried chicken

Karaage, Japanese fried chicken

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Chicken pieces marinated in soy sauce and white wine, coated in flour, and then deep-fried in oil: Japanese karaage, a crispy and juicy dish.

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Karaage is a Japanese fried chicken dish: pieces of chicken marinated in soy sauce, coated in potato starch, and then deep-fried until golden and crispy.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFrying
  • Estimated cost$0.62 $0.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

3 people
  • $0.00
  • $0.11
  • $0.20
  • $0.10
  • $0.21

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Remove the meat from the bones of the pheasant and cut it into pieces about 3 cm in size. ≈ 8 min
  2. Combine the sugar, white wine, and soy sauce. Pour over the meat and let it marinate for about 30 minutes.
  3. Drain the liquid, coat the pieces with flour, then fry them in oil in a deep saucepan, about 10 cm deep.

The bill

Karaage, Japanese fried chicken

  • 1 teaspoon of sugar$0.00
  • 2 tablespoons of white wine$0.11
  • 3 tablespoons of soy sauce$0.20
  • potato starch$0.10
  • frying oil$0.21

Total$0.62

that's $0.21 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken pestles (1 per person)
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of white wine
  • 3 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • potato starch
  • frying oil

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