🥘 Ingredients
- boneless chicken thighs 1 ½ lb
- soy sauce 3 Tbs
- sake 2 Tbs
- mirin 1 Tbs
- fresh ginger 1 Tbs
- garlic 2 cloves
- granulated sugar 1 tsp
- toasted sesame oil 1 tsp
- egg 1 large
- potato starch ¾ cup
- neutral oil 6 cups
- lemon 1
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1Two fries, not one.
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2Marinate boneless chicken thighs in soy sauce , sake , mirin , fresh ginger , garlic , granulated sugar and toasted sesame oil 30 min at room temperature.
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3Beat egg through @&( timer until every piece is slick with it.
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4Dredge @&( timer piece by piece in potato starch , pressing it on, then 5 min on a rack.
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5Fry @&( timer in neutral oil in batches 90 sec , then lift it onto a rack and 5 min .
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6Fry @&( timer a second time at 360°F (180°C) 60 sec , until the crust is deep gold and audibly crisp, then drain it and serve with lemon and a heavy grind of pepper.