Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)

Source : Cut The Chicken Thighs Into Large Bite Size Mix The 1tbsp Sake 1 Tsp Suger 1/4tsp Salt And 1pinch Pepper Marinate The Chickens And Leave For 10 To 15...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : April 29, 2026

Step:

  1. Cut the chicken thighs into large bite size.

  2. Mix the 1tbsp Sake, 1 tsp Suger, 1/4tsp Salt and 1pinch pepper. Marinate the chickens and leave for 10 to 15 minutes.

  3. Remove the excess moisture from the chickens. Wrap the chicken with paper towels and damp dry.

  4. Just before frying, coat the chickens with potato starch and dust off the excess powder.

  5. Heat the frying oil to between 170 to 180 degrees, then put the chickens in, turn them over, cook through, and fry till golden brown.

  6. While frying chickens, make a Youlinji sauce. Mix the Sauce ingredients to a heat resistant bowl. Use microwave at middle heat(600W) for 1 minuet. Add the chopped spring onion.

  7. Place the chickens into the youlinji sauce off while the chickens still hot. Let it mix well.


Ingredients

  1. 3 pieces Chicken thighs
  2. 2 tbsp Chopped spring onion
  3. 1 tbsp Sake (cooking rice wine)
  4. 1 tsp Sugar
  5. 1/4 tsp Salt
  6. 1 pinch Pepper
  7. 5 tbsp Potato starch
  8. <Sauce>
  9. 3 tbsp Soy sauce
  10. 3 tbsp Water
  11. 1 tbsp Vinegar
  12. 1 tbsp Mirin
  13. 2 tbsp Sugar

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