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California Roll in a Bowl. Chicken Karaage. A revised and updated recipe!

Chicken Karaage

In the 7 years since I originally posted this recipe, chicken karaage has gotten much better known in the western world. In the U.S. a lot of people now call it JFC, or Japanese Fried Chicken. I've tweaked the recipe a bit and cleared up the instructions, but fundamentally it's the same recipe I learned from my mom, decades ago. This is my absolute favorite way to make, and eat, fried chicken. Unlike other types of fried chicken, karaage never leaves me feeling greasy and slightly gross afterwards. The kara part of the word karaage refers to China, meaning that this method of preparing chicken was probably inspired by China.

This is a really simple recipe; just be careful of the oil and you'll be fine. Chicken karaage By Makiko Itoh Published: April 29, 2004 Classic, crispy Japanese-style fried chicken. Prep time: 10 min :: Cook time: 20 min :: Total time: 30 min Yield: 10 to 12 pieces Serving size: 3-4 pieces as part of a Japanese meal or in a bento Ingredients: Tamagoyaki or Atsuyaki Tamago. Tamagoyaki is such a integral part of Japanese food that I am rather kicking myself for not having posted a recipe for it before here.

Tamagoyaki or Atsuyaki Tamago

The name tamagoyaki means “fried egg”, and the alternate name, atsuyaki tamago, means “thick fried egg”. (Some books or restaurants erroneously called it just tamago, which just means “egg”.) A slightly sweet, moist square-shaped egg concoction, tamagoyaki is a bento box staple, as well as being a popular sushi neta (topping). It’s also great as a side dish for any meal. You don’t really need a special tamagoyaki pan for making this. Once you get the hang of making the multilayers of egg, it’s very easy to do.

I prefer my tamagoyaki to not be too sweet so there isn’t much sugar in this - I’ve seen recipes that add up to 3 tablespoons for 4 eggs. Tamagoyaki or Atsuyaki tamago Halve the quantities for a 2-egg tamagoyaki Equipment: Heat up the pan on medium-low heat. Beat all the ingredients together with a fork or chopsticks. Brush the pan again with oil. Japanese Recipes. Just Bento. J-Simple Recipes. Japanese Cuisines. Official Ramen Homepage. If you ever find cheap steak on sale, this is a good recipe to use them for.

Official Ramen Homepage

The submitter recommends, “I buy thick cut beef chuck steak when it’s on sale. I then cut it into about 4 large pieces, trim the fat, put em into ziplocks and freeze.” Also if you’ve never had sweet soy sauce, it’s awesome! Submitted By: Dean-o Submitted From: Tuscon, AZ Chuck steak, fat trimmed offGinger, freshgarlicsweet soy sauceregular soy saucehot pepper flakesbeef brothassorted vegetables (carrots, bok choy, green onions, etc)dried shiitake mushrooms (optional)chopped peanuts (optional) To make this awesome ramen dish slice some semi-thawed beef across the grain very thin –as much as you think you want at one serving. put it in a ziplock bag. Beef ramen.