Marinate chicken thighs in soy sauce, sake, ginger, and garlic for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
Prepare Yuzu Pickles: Combine cucumber, rice vinegar, sugar, yuzu juice, and salt in a bowl. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.
Combine potato starch and flour in a bowl.
Remove chicken from marinade and dredge in the starch-flour mixture, ensuring it's fully coated.
Heat canola oil in a large pot or deep fryer to 325°F (160°C).
Fry chicken in batches for 4-5 minutes, until lightly golden. Remove and let cool on a wire rack.
Increase oil temperature to 375°F (190°C).
Fry chicken again for 2-3 minutes, until crispy and golden brown.
Prepare the sauce: Combine Japanese mayonnaise and sriracha.
Assemble the sandwiches: Spread sauce on both halves of each bun. Place shredded cabbage, fried chicken, and yuzu pickles on the bottom bun. Top with the other bun half.
Serve immediately.
Ingredients
4
44Boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1/4 cup60 mLSoy sauce
2 tbsp30 mLSake
1 tbsp15 mLGinger-grated
2 cloves2Garlic-minced
1 cup120 gPotato starch
1/2 cup60 gAll-purpose flour
11English cucumber-thinly sliced
1/4 cup60 mLRice vinegar
2 tbsp30 mLSugar
1 tbsp15 mLYuzu juice
1/2 tsp2.5 mLSalt
1/2 cup120 mLJapanese mayonnaise (Kewpie)
1 tsp5 mLSriracha
44Milk bread buns
1/4 cup60 gShredded cabbage
4 cups960 mLCanola oil
Equipment
Large pot or deep fryer
Wire rack
Large bowl
Thermometer
Instructions
Marinate chicken thighs in soy sauce, sake, ginger, and garlic for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
Prepare Yuzu Pickles: Combine cucumber, rice vinegar, sugar, yuzu juice, and salt in a bowl. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.
Combine potato starch and flour in a bowl.
Remove chicken from marinade and dredge in the starch-flour mixture, ensuring it's fully coated.
Heat canola oil in a large pot or deep fryer to 325°F (160°C).
Fry chicken in batches for 4-5 minutes, until lightly golden. Remove and let cool on a wire rack.
Increase oil temperature to 375°F (190°C).
Fry chicken again for 2-3 minutes, until crispy and golden brown.
Prepare the sauce: Combine Japanese mayonnaise and sriracha.
Assemble the sandwiches: Spread sauce on both halves of each bun. Place shredded cabbage, fried chicken, and yuzu pickles on the bottom bun. Top with the other bun half.
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