I Just Made Kara^age, for the first time!

[Distortedshell]

Last week for about an hour I had nothing better to do and while sitting by my computer watching Youtube vids I stumbled onto this video:

How to make Japanese Fried Chicken ''Kara-age'' - YouTube

I admit after watching this I thought the guy on the video was just funny, but somehow his videos left an impression on me. 2 days later I looked up his videos again and I told myself I was going to make Kara^age and today I did. I bought the ingredients at the store and followed exactly what this guy did. I did not have white wine or Sake for this so I just used red wine. It worked out really well.

It was really delicious!!! I never ate this much. I made about 4 sandwiches with mayo, lettuce and tomato and I still had 4 small pieces of chicken left which I am saving for later, because I can't eat any more of it right now. I strongly encourage everyone to make this!! Really! If you like fried chicken or just chicken give this a go. It will blow your mind. or at least it blew mine.

An additional note: I never had Japanese style fried chicken Kara^age before. not even at a restaurant so i have nothing to compare this to, but it was unlike any chicken I have ever had...........YEAH! One day I will order this at a restaurant and see the difference, but please TRY THIS!! If not look up other videos by other people on youtube and follow their Kara^age recipe. This is GREAT F^ING CHICKEN! Sorry for cursing. It was really that good!

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by Distortedshell

Last week for about an hour I had nothing better to do and while sitting by my computer watching Youtube vids I stumbled onto this video:

How to make Japanese Fried Chicken ''Kara-age'' - YouTube

I admit after watching this I thought the guy on the video was just funny, but somehow his videos left an impression on me. 2 days later I looked up his videos again and I told myself I was going to make Kara^age and today I did. I bought the ingredients at the store and followed exactly what this guy did. I did not have white wine or Sake for this so I just used red wine. It worked out really well.

It was really delicious!!! I never ate this much. I made about 4 sandwiches with mayo, lettuce and tomato and I still had 4 small pieces of chicken left which I am saving for later, because I can't eat any more of it right now. I strongly encourage everyone to make this!! Really! If you like fried chicken or just chicken give this a go. It will blow your mind. or at least it blew mine.

An additional note: I never had Japanese style fried chicken Kara^age before. not even at a restaurant so i have nothing to compare this to, but it was unlike any chicken I have ever had...........YEAH! One day I will order this at a restaurant and see the difference, but please TRY THIS!! If not look up other videos by other people on youtube and follow their Kara^age recipe. This is GREAT F^ING CHICKEN! Sorry for cursing. It was really that good!

Congratulations on your new discovery!

Just wanted to say, because it was not mentioned in the video, that a liberal squeeze of lemon just before you eat karaage would be a nice touch.

[SHAD0W]

Red wine? That's an odd twist! I didn't have any Sake last time I made kara-age so I used Mirin instead. Was super sweet but I enjoyed it. Has anyone else made any changes to the classic recipie that turned out good?

[Distortedshell]

I don't know whether I would want lemon on it, but I will maybe keep it in mind for next time. I have put lemon on chicken and fish before but I am not exactly crazy about it.

Yes! I'm with SHADOW, who here has made Kara-age and made changes to the recipe that turned out really good????

Please, share your Kara-age cooking experience with us.

[Arisa2802]

Hi,

Congratulations ! I have never made karaage ( maybe because i'm lazy and i can buy it on the supermarket next to my house xD ) but i will definitely try next time and i'll tell you my recipe(well, only if it's good)
I made some gyouza today and I'll put the recipe tomorrow if I have time. ^^

[Distortedshell]

Originally Posted by Arisa2802

Hi,

Congratulations ! I have never made karaage ( maybe because i'm lazy and i can buy it on the supermarket next to my house xD ) but i will definitely try next time and i'll tell you my recipe(well, only if it's good)
I made some gyouza today and I'll put the recipe tomorrow if I have time. ^^

I hope it turns out real good. Let us know how it turns out.