Chicken Karaage At Home

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Crispy little morsels of flavour packed chicken. You definitely should try it.

Its crispy like KFC chicken but without the gut loads of extra fat and unknown ingredients, and a lot better flavour.

Plus its the best way to get a crispy chicken hit when your allergic to KFC.

Dead serious. I’m actually allergic to KFC chicken. Not the chips – so it’s not the oil they cook it in. Just something to do with the chicken.

Never found out what exactly because they wouldn’t give me any details when I enquired as to what ingredients they use. Concerning!

Needless to say I’ve stuck to Chicken Karaage ever since, lol.

 

I’ve tried Chicken Karaage at a bunch of different places along the Northern Beaches and they all seem a bit bland. Without having been to Japan myself I can’t confirm traditionally how strong the flavours should be but I make mine so you can recognise all the flavours without having to stop and think about it.

Like many of the recipes I cook this dish is quick and simple to prepare.

Karaage is a Japanese dish but its easier than cooking hamburgers if you ask me! Plus the flavours aren’t exotic so you could get away with serving this to people who are a little afraid of new foods.

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Gong Bao Chicken

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“It’s sweet, hot and nutty – just like you!”

Ah yes, that’s my other half’s description of the Gong Bao Chicken we had for dinner – a remarkable resemblance to myself apparently! But there’s nothing wrong with being just a tad nutty!

The recipe was out of Adam Liaw’s Two Asian Kitchens – although I tweaked it to my own tastes so its not quite authentic Gong Bao Chicken. I definitely did not use the amount of chilli the recipe called for, I’m a bit of a wimp when it comes to hot foods! And to be honest, I didn’t do the cooking part. I prepared everything and gave instructions to my OH, but stir frying is really his specialty.

I blame my lack of coordination, balance and well…I’m not sure. I work well in the kitchen, fast and efficient as I like to call it, but when it comes to dishes that require you to stand over it and keep it moving constantly I guess I get bored! I’m always running around doing a million things at once so standing there doing one thing just seems a bit non-productive.

Photos from Two Asian Kitchens

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