Sweet and Sour Chicken (Ootoya Tori Kurozu-An)

Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken (Ootoya Tori Kurozu-An)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 chicken thighs ((11 oz, 312 g)); 3 potatoes; 3 inch lotus root (renkon); ½ carrot; 1 Japanese/Chinese eggplant; ½ onion; ½ green pepper; ½ cup potato starch/cornstarch; 3 cups neutral-flavored oil (vegetable, rice bran, canola, etc) ((for deep frying)); 2 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 Tbsp sake; 1 tsp ginger ((grated, include juice)); 1 clove garlic; 4 Tbsp sugar; 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 Tbsp black vinegar ((If you use Chinese black vinegar, use ½ Tbsp as it has a stronger flavor)); 1 Tbsp mirin; 1 Tbsp water; 1 Tbsp sake; 2 tsp potato starch/cornstarch

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

A copycat recipe of "Tori Kurozu-An" from Ootoya 大戸屋, this Japanese-style Sweet and Sour Chicken uses black rice vinegar in the sauce to create a deep, malty savory flavor.

Updated at: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:48:15 GMT