Ultimate Chicken Breast Karaage with Lemon

Name: Ultimate Chicken Breast Karaage with Lemon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 450 g chicken breast (skin-on, thighs work for juicier meat); 1 egg; 3 tbsp sake (or dry sherry, white wine); ½ tsp sugar; ½ tbsp grated ginger root (or ginger paste); ½ tbsp grated garlic (or garlic paste); 1 tsp salt (fine sea salt or kosher); 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 3 tbsp tapioca starch (for marinade); 8 tbsp tapioca starch (or potato starch); 2 tbsp lemon juice; ½ tbsp lemon zest; cooking oil (for deep frying, neutral oil like canola, peanut, or rice bran)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:15min

Learn how to make amazingly crunchy chicken breast Japanese karaage with this fool-proof technique. The batter is infused with lemon juice and zest for a tasty and refreshing finish!

Updated at: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:29:50 GMT