Karaage - a Japanese fried chicken

adapted from https://japan.recipetineats.com/japanese-fried-chicken-karaage-chicken/

Ingredients

2 servings

• 12 oz chicken thigh, cut into large bite size pieces
• 1 oz corn flour / cornstarch
• Vegetable oil for deep frying
• Marinade
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp cooking sake
  • 1/2 tsp mirin
  • 2 tsp freshly grated ginger including juice

1. Cut the fillets into large bite size pieces.
2. Put the chicken pieces and the Marinade ingredients in a bowl, and massage well to coat every piece of meat with the marinade.
3. Marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
4. Coat the chicken pieces with corn flour/cornstarch.
5. Deep-fry the chicken pieces at 160°C/320°F.
6. Rest the fried chicken for 3-4 minutes, then deep-fry at 190-200°C/374-392°F.