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Japanese Fried or Baked Chicken
Servings: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 lb boneless chicken thighs or breast cut into bite size pieces
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sake
  • 1/2 inch ginger grated
  • 2 cloves garlic grated
  • cornstarch
  • canola oil for frying
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Marinate the chicken with the soy sauce, sake, ginger and garlic for about 20 minutes. Put cornstarch in a bowl.

  2. Take each piece of chicken and toss to coat evenly shaking off excess.

  3. For fried chicken: Heat the oil to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F) and deep fry until golden brown. Transfer chicken to a paper towel lined plate.Serve with lemon wedges if you like.

  4. For baked chicken : Add 2 tablespoons canola oil to a baking pan, and put the pan in the oven for 5 minutes to warm up the oil. Take the pan out. Lay chicken on the pan, spread apart, and put it back in the oven. After 10 minutes, flip chicken over, and continue cooking until nicely brown about another 10-15 minutes.