Karaage marinade
唐揚げ · soy-sake-mirin marinade for frying

• Basic marinade. Written up in class for fugu karaage (ふぐ唐); the same marinade works for chicken.

Method

1. Marinate 15 min.
2. Coat in potato starch (katakuriko).
3. Oil at 170–180 °C. Test by dropping in a pinch of potato starch: if it stays afloat, the temperature is right.
4. Fry until the bubbles and the sound recede.

Chicken thigh: a second fry at 190 °C to crisp.

Used for

• Fugu karaage (ふぐ唐揚げ).
• Chicken karaage.

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