Wiki recipe, completed by Totsuki AI
Mozuya's Karaage
Chain-store style — chicken breast in a sweet apple-onion marinade, coated in potato starch
- Difficulty
- Total time
- 1 day
- Hands-on
- 35 min
- Cost
- ¥¥¥¥
- Servings
- 4
Equipmentgrater, deep pot, deep-fry thermometer, wire rack
Tastecrispy, sweet, umami
Ingredients
+ added by Totsuki AI. ≈ amount estimated by Totsuki AI.
- 600 g chicken breast, in large chunks (amount estimated)
Marinade
- 3 tbsp soy sauce (amount estimated)
- ½ apple, grated (amount estimated)
- ¼ onion, grated (amount estimated)
- 1 tsp ginger, grated (amount estimated)
- 1 clove garlic, grated (amount estimated)
- ¼ tsp nutmeg (amount estimated)
- ¼ tsp black pepper (amount estimated)
- ¼ tsp allspice (amount estimated)
- 1 tbsp sake (added by Totsuki AI)
Coating
- 6 tbsp potato starch (amount estimated)
- 2 tbsp jerusalem artichoke, grated, or sweet potato starch — optional (amount estimated)
- neutral oil, to taste, for frying (added by Totsuki AI)
Method
+ step written by Totsuki AI.
- 1
Mix the marinade and massage it into the chicken. Marinate in the fridge overnight — the apple and onion tenderise the lean breast meat.+
- 2
Drain off excess marinade and toss the chicken in the potato starch (and grated artichoke if using).+
- 3
Fry at 165 °C for 4 minutes, rest for 4 minutes, then fry again at 190 °C for 1 minute until crisp and 74 °C inside.+
Food safety
- Cook poultry until the thickest part reaches 74 °C / 165 °F (duck breast may be served pink at 57–60 °C if it is whole-muscle and from a trusted source).