About the Recipe
KFC is very popular in Japan. Maybe that's because deep fried chicken nuggets are something the Japanese know well and make for themselves at home. KFC in Japan tailor their product to the local market, so the nuggets are smaller, less oily and crunchier than the KFC found elsewhere.
Ingredients
600g boneless chicken breast or thigh
1cm ginger
2 cloves garlic
3 tbsps soy sauce
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp japanese cooking sake
1 tbsp mirin
7 tbsps plain flour
6 tbsps cornflour
veg oil for deep frying
kitchen paper
Preparation
cut the chicken into nugget sized pieces (slice thicker parts diagonally so they deep fry more easily)
grate the ginger and the garlic
put the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, mirin, ketchup and cooking sake into a bowl and mix well
marinade the chicken for 45 - 60 mins
mix the cornflour and plain flour together and coat the chicken pieces
heat the oil to 180C / 350 F in a sauce pan
deep fry the chicken for 3 - 4 minutes depending on the thickness of the nuggets
when the chicken is golden brown, remove and drain on kitchen paper
serve with Japanese rice and perhaps bowls of miso soup