Non-Fried Healthy Chicken Karaage. I'm Healthy Foodie Ph, I am Flexitarian. πŸ₯—πŸ— Avoid Good/Bad Food labels! Since I really love fried Chicken, here's another recipe for you to enjoy. Sharing my Super Crispy Japanese Fried Chicken or Chicken Karaage. Non-Fried Healthy Chicken Karaage

You can cook Non-Fried Healthy Chicken Karaage using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Non-Fried Healthy Chicken Karaage
  1. You need 600 grams of Chicken thigh meat.
  2. It’s 1 piece of β—‹ Ginger (or grated).
  3. It’s 2 clove of β—‹ Garlic (or grated).
  4. It’s 2 tbsp of β—‹ Soy sauce.
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp of β—‹ Sake.
  6. It’s 5 tbsp of Flour (cake flour).
  7. You need 5 tbsp of Katakuriko.
  8. You need 1/2 of Lemon.

Since the chicken is diced into smaller pieces and then fried, I think Corn starch gives Chicken Karaage a light crispy outside without the over-breading that can sometimes happen with regular flour. β€’ Karaage is Japanese style fried chicken (two words: kara age). Japanese Karaage is usually seasoned with garlic and ginger along with soy sauce, coated lightly with flour, and deep fried. Because of the oil, it may not be the healthiest Japanese food but it's certainly a very popular one in Japan. Chicken karaage is a traditional Japanese dish of marinated fried chicken, but this variation is baked in the oven as a healthier alternative.

Non-Fried Healthy Chicken Karaage instructions
  1. Put the β—‹ ingredients in a bowl and mix together..

  2. Cut the chicken thighs and add to the combined ingredients from Step 1. Rub gently with your hands and leave to marinate for 30 minutes..

  3. Put the flour and katakuriko into a bag and mix together. Add the marinated chicken a few pieces at a time, close the bag and mix to coat..

  4. Coat each piece evenly with the flour as shown. Shake off any excess..

  5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Line the chicken and don't crowd it..

  6. Preheat the oven to 250Β°C, and bake the chicken for 10-15 minutes. It's done when it's a nice golden brown..

  7. Transfer to serving plates with lemon wedges. Enjoy it while piping hot..

Karaage can often be found as an appetizer, on the menu of Japanese restaurants, or izakaya (tapas style restaurants), but it can also be found in bento boxes at. Karaage is Japanese style fried chicken, what makes Karaage so special is the flavor they putting into the chicken while marinating. Very signature Japanese flavor and lightly dusted with potato or cornstarch and deep fired. Karaage can be served as a snack, top of the rice for Karaage don. The one non-negotiable essential for frying is an accurate digital thermometer - I wouldn't advise trying Chicken Karaage, a.k.a Japanese Fried Chicken, is crispy on the outside and super moist within.