Who does not love crispy chicken? This is the recipe to go to and if you are a fan of Asian cooking this is most certainly the recipe for you. It is a Japanese recipe extremely popular in their country also but certainly worth trying. This recipe was given to me by a particularly good friend of mine. Two things about this recipe mirin is an essential condiment used in Japanese cuisine. It is a type of rice wine like sake, but with a lower alcohol content and higher sugar content you can find it in any Asian food market. Also, we are batch frying the chicken which mean you only fry 5-6 pieces at a time do not over crowd the pot. This is nothing to complicated but certainly worth a try,
Ingredients
• 4 skin on chicken thighs cut into bite size pieces.
• 1 tsp of grated garlic
• 1 tsp of grated ginger
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp of white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp mirin
• 1 tsp black pepper.
• ½ cup of corn flour.
Method.
- In a bowl place the chicken, garlic, ginger. Soy sauce, vinegar, and mirin. Toss the chicken with clean hands cover and leave to marinade in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Coat the chicken in corn flour, shaking off any excess flour.
- Batch fry the chicken pieces in a large pot with oil, the oil needs to get to 180 degrees before you place the chicken in, be very careful use a kitchen thongs to place them in and out of the pot.
- Place on a sheet tray with some parchment paper or kitchen towel to dry of the excess oil.
- Serve with some green salad or rice and enjoy.
Easy Cooking 