150guncooked Japanese riceThis is an article about rice
200mlwaterto make rice
Unseasoned Karaage
200gboneless chicken thigh
1Tablespoonsake
1Tablespoonpotato starch or Katakuriko
1Tablespoonall-purpose flour
sauce
1Tablespoonsoy sauce
1Tablespoonsake
1Tablespoonmirin
2teaspoonsugar
2teaspoonpotato starch (or Katakuriko)
Topping (This is options)
boiled eggs
Japanese mayonnaise
lettuce
red onion
white sesame seeds
Instructions
Preparation
【rice】Add uncooked rice to your rice cooker. Wash the rice 1-2 times with running water.Use a mesh strainer to remove the water and move the washed rice to your rice cooker.Add water and let's cook the rice!
Egg: In a pot, add enough water to just cover the eggs. Bring it to a boil.After boiling, add the eggs for exactly 8 minutes. An 8-minute-boiling gives a slightly runny egg and it's perfect for this!
Preparation - Karaage
Cut the chicken into 1 inch chunks. Small size is better for Karaage don.
In a bowl, add cut chicken thigh and sake and mix well.
Prepare all-purpose flour and potato starch (or Katakuriko) in separate bowls.
Add the chicken into all-purpose flour bowl first, and dust off the extra flour.
Then, dredge the chicken in the potato starch (or Katakuriko) and remove extra starch.
Pour the vegetable oil into a pot and heat the oil to 325ºF (163ºC). When oil is heated to 325ºF (163ºC), gently put each chicken piece into the oil. Add 3-5 pieces at a time, otherwise the oil temperature will drop and doesn't cook well.
Deep fry for 3 minutes, until you can see both sides get a nice golden color. After 3 minutes in the oil, move to a wire rack to drain excess oil.
Let's make Karaage-don - after rice and Karaage are cooked
Use a medium pan, turn the heat to medium. Add soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sugar. Bring it to boil and boil for 1 minute.
Add potato starch (or Katakuriko) and mix lightly.
Add Karaage into the pot. Mix everything thoroughly.When there is no more extra sauce, turn the heat off.
Let's serve!
You can make 2 bowls. In a bowl, add rice first, then lettuce (optional), Karaage, and boiled egg. Add the Japanese mayonnaise and white sesame seeds!