Japanese Fried Chicken

Charmaine Lu -
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 grated garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 4 chicken breasts, sliced into strips
  • 125g cornstarch
  • Veg oil for frying
  • For the Slaw
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • 2 tsp wasabi
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 200g grated carrot
  • 200g radish, chopped into matchsticks
  • Chopped spring onions
  • Mix the soy sauce, mirin, garlic and ginger in a bowl. Add the chicken strips and marinate for about 30 mins. Meanwhile, make the slaw by mixing the oil, lemon, wasabi and soy. Add the radish, carrot and spring onions, and toss together.
  • Scatter the cornstarch on a plate. Add the chicken strips and coat well, then fry in 1 cm of oil until cooked through and crisp. Drain on kitchen paper, then serve with the slaw and a heap of rice.
15 mins
4 serving