What is Karaage?
Karaage (唐揚げ) is Japanese fried chicken where small bite-sized pieces of chicken are marinated and then deep-fried to crispy perfection. Karaage is a very popular item at Japanese restaurants here in the US. It’s often served as an appetizer or as part of a Japanese combo or bento meal, it’s also called sesame fried chicken.
How To Make Karaage
- Use chicken thighs or chicken legs for the best chicken karaage. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, Japanese cooking sake, ginger, garlic and sesame oil for as little as 15 minutes.
- Coat each piece of the chicken generously with potato starch or corn starch.
- Deep fry the chicken. They should be brown on the outside but the meat should be juicy and bursting with flavors.
The Secret To Good Karaage
For the best karaage recipe, you should marinate the chicken for at least 2 hours or best overnight so the flavors seep inside the chicken meat. Serve the chicken with mayonnaise and lemon wedges. Squeeze the lemon juice on top of the karaage and dip it with the mayonnaise.
Other Japanese Deep-Frying Recipes:
- Japanese fried chicken
- Tonkatsu (Japanese Fried Pork Cutlet)
- Chicken Katsu
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kyozai
I learn this recipe when I was the cook in the japanese restaurant.
Add in sake, ginger juice, soy sauce, sesame oil (optional), kiwi juice, garlic (fresh), white pepper, and also add 1 egg.
Cheers!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Kyozai, thanks for your tips…kiwi juice, wow, I will have to try it. :)
Sylvieann
Bee, looks easy and delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your recipes! Sylvieann xo
Suannee Lim
Hi Bee, I dont know how or why but I found myself with a bottle of Walnut Oil in kitchen. I dont know what to do with it. Can you help ?? Thank you.
Suannee
Sandy
This is the best chicken I ever made! Exceptional flavors. I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand but it still turned out great. This recipe is a keeper. Thanks!
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Sandy.
James
I thought the whole idea was to use potato starch instead of corn starch
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, traditionally yes but most people can’t find potato starch so corn starch is fine. If you have potato starch use it by all means.