Air Fryer Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)
Make Japanese karaage in the air fryer with this easy recipe. It's crispy and flavorful without the mess of deep frying.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken thighs
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sake
- 1 tsp garlic (grated)
- 1 tsp ginger (grated)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup potato starch
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- canola oil spray
Instructions
- 1
Cut chicken thighs roughly into cubes about 1.5 inches long
- 2
In a bowl, mix soy sauce, sake, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil to form the marinade.
- 3
Pour marinade over chicken, mixing well, and put in fridge to marinate at least 30 minutes, but preferably overnight.
- 4
When ready to fry, preheat your air fryer to 390 degrees.
- 5
Meanwhile, whisk flour, potato starch, and salt.
- 6
Remove chicken from marinade and dredge in the dry ingredients.
- 7
Place chicken evenly spaced in the preheated air fryer. Spray liberally with canola oil spray.
- 8
Place in air fryer at 390 degrees F for 10-12 minutes, shaking and spraying again with oil about halfway through.