Asian Fried Chicken
One of my favorite chicken dishes at our local restaurants here in Hawaii is a dish called “Tasty Chicken”, “Garlic Chicken”, and “Korean Fried Chicken” depending on which restaurant you go to. I like to call it Asian Fried Chicken!
What exactly is Asian Fried Chicken? Well they’re crispy fried chicken nuggets that are marinated in a soy sauce based sauce. It’s a little bit sweet, salty, and just a tiny bit spicy at the same time. In short it’s delish!
We serve it with steamed white rice for a very satisfying meal. I make enough for 12 people just so we can have left overs for lunch or dinner the next day. Yes we love Asian Fried Chicken that much!
I must admit that making Asian Fried Chicken seems a bit tedious with all that dredging, frying, and tossing; but believe me it’s so worth the trouble!
Here’s my recipe for Asian Fried Chicken
Ingredients:
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into cubes
Sauce/Marinade
1 Cup Soy Sauce
1 Cup Water
2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup minced garlic
1/2 Cup Green onions chopped
2 Tbs. Sesame Oil
1 Tbs. Crushed Red Pepper
Coating
2 Cups flour
3/4 Cup Corn Starch
1 Tbs. Garlic Powder
1 Tsp each salt & pepper
Oil for frying
Proceedure
Sauce/Marinade:
Combine all the sauce ingredients in a medium size sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until all the sugar dissolves and the sauce thickens a bit.
Set aside to cool.
Cut chicken into cubes and place in a large bowl or ziplock bag.
Pour 1/2 of the cooled sauce/marinade over chicken. Cover bowl or seal bag.
Marinate in refrigerator for at least 1 hour but no more than 3 hours.
Combine dry coating ingredients in a large pan.
Heat about 1 – 1 1/2″ of oil in a large frying pan.
Dredge each piece of marinated chicken in flour mixture and fry until golden brown. Discard any left over marinade – do not use as sauce for cooked chicken!
Drain on paper towels until all the chicken nuggets are cooked
Toss cooked chicken nuggets in remaining sauce.
Serve with rice for a delicious meal!
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- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into cubes
- 1 Cup soy sauce
- 1 Cup Water
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 1/2 Cup minced garlic
- 1/2 Cup Green onions chopped
- 2 Tbs. sesame oil
- 1 Tbs. Crushed Red Pepper
- 2 Cups flour
- 3/4 Cup Corn Starch
- 1 Tbs. Garlic Powder
- 1 Tsp each salt & pepper
- Oil for frying
