Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)

Name: How to cook Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken) - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Saori Fujimoto

Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

3 pieces

Chicken thighs

2 tbsp

Chopped spring onion

1 tbsp

Sake (cooking rice wine)

2 tbsp

Sugar

1/4 tsp

Salt

1 pinch

Pepper

5 tbsp

Potato starch

3 tbsp

Soy sauce

3 tbsp

Water

1 tbsp

Vinegar

1 tbsp

Mirin

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Cut the chicken thighs into large bite size.

* Step 2

Mix the 1tbsp Sake, 1 tsp Suger, 1/4tsp Salt and 1pinch pepper. Marinate the chickens and leave for 10 to 15 minutes.

* Step 3

Remove the excess moisture from the chickens. Wrap the chicken with paper towels and damp dry.

* Step 4

Just before frying, coat the chickens with potato starch and dust off the excess powder.

* Step 5

Heat the frying oil to between 170 to 180 degrees, then put the chickens in, turn them over, cook through, and fry till golden brown.

* Step 6

While frying chickens, make a Youlinji sauce. Mix the Sauce ingredients to a heat resistant bowl. Use microwave at middle heat(600W) for 1 minuet. Add the chopped spring onion.