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Refreshing Japanese Fried Chicken (Karaage) Chicken With Salted Rice Malt (Shio-Koji) - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Refreshing Japanese Fried Chicken (Karaage) Chicken With Salted Rice Malt (Shio-Koji).
This is a Japanese fried chicken (karaage) recipe seasoned with salted rice malt (shio-koji). If you squeeze lemon on it, it will be even more refreshing and easy to eat. It is perfect for a bento box dish, a large plate dish, a main dish for dinner, or when you want to eat plenty of meat. You can also enjoy it by squeezing sudachi instead of lemon.
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Cook time

40 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Chicken thigh
    350 g
  • (A)Salted rice malt (Shio-koji)
    3 tbsp
  • (A)Grated garlic
    2 tsp
  • (A)Grated ginger
    2 tsp
  • Starch
    80 g
  • Cake flour (Pastry flour)
    10 g
  • Frying oil
    as needed
  • Cabbage
    50 g
  • Lemon
    1/8
  • Cherry tomato
    as needed

How to make

  1. Prepare. Mix starch and cake flour (pastry flour) together and spread on a tray.
  2. 1. Cut chicken thigh into bite-sized pieces.
  3. 2. Add Step 1 and (A) into a zipper bag and rub well. Close the opening of the bag, rest in refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes, and wipe off the liquid with a paper towel.
  4. 3. Mix starch and cake flour (pastry flour) together and spread on a tray, add Step 2 to the tray, and coat chicken thigh evenly with flour.
  5. 4. Pour 2-inch depth of frying oil into a pan, heat to 170℃ (340°F), add Step 3, deep-fry for about 5 minutes until it is cooked through and turns golden brown, then drain the oil.
  6. 5. Arrange on a plate, top with cabbage, cherry tomatoes, and lemon and it's done.

Tips for cooking

By thoroughly wiping off the moisture with a paper towel before applying the flour, you will get a crispy texture when deep-fried. Please adjust the amount of salt to your liking. When putting it in a bento box, be sure to cook it thoroughly and let it cool before packing it in the bento box.

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