Chicken Nanban チキン南蛮
This makes for a perfect meal or snack for kids. Chicken Nanban is a type of Japanese fried chicken and an easy authentic Japanese recipe.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1lb/500g Chicken thighs (*1)
- 1 tbs soy sauce
- 1 tbs sake (*2)
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup All purpose flour
- 2cups/500ml oil for deep fry (*3)
- 1 tbs soy sauce
- 2 tbs sugar
- 2 tbs Japanese rice vinegar
- 1 birds eye chilli called "Takanotsume" (*4)
Instructions
- 1
Combine all Nanban sauce ingredients except rice vinegar in a small saucepan, bring to boil
- 2
Add the rice vinegar and turn the heat off and set aside. *6
- 3
Place the thigh meat on a chopping board, remove excess fat, and cut them to bite size pieces.
- 4
Marinate in soy sauce and sake in a bowl for about 20 minutes.
- 5
Add egg and flour to the bowl and mix them well to coat the chicken pieces.
- 6
Heat oil in a frying pan to 356°F/180°C. *7
- 7
Slide the egg mixture coated chicken thighs in the pan and deep fry until golden brown. *8
- 8
Soak the deep fried chicken briefly in the Nanban sauce and serve it with some tartar sauce drizzled over it.