Amazake Marinated Fried Chicken
Japanese fried chicken is called Karaage, very popular comfort food in Japan. This is a sweet twist using naturally sweet Amazake, which is a fermented sweet rice beverage!
Servings Prep Time
4 to 6people 15minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
20minutes 2hours
Servings Prep Time
4 to 6people 15minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
20minutes 2hours
Ingredients
Amazake
Amazake Marinated Fried Chicken
Instructions
How to make Amazake
  1. In a medium sauce pan, cook rice and with 1/5 cup of water over medium heat for about 30 minutes until the rice grains turn to porridge.
  2. Add 1.5 cup of water to the porridge so that the temperature goes downs slightly before 140 F. Add koji in and stir well.
  3. Transfer the koji mixture to a thermos that can keep the 140 F temp for 8 hours (I use a Zohjirushi thermos https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DZ0HAC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
  4. Close the thermos and wait for 8 hours.
Amazake Chicken
  1. Cut chicken thigh into an inch square pieces.
  2. Make amazake marinade by mixing amazake, soy sauce and ginger. Add in chicken.
  3. Marinate the chicken in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours.
  4. Dry the chicken pieces with paper towel and coat them in potato starch powder.
  5. Heat frying oil to 350 F. Dust excess starch off the chicken pieces and fry them until their color turns golden.
Recipe Notes

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