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Crispy Chicken Nanban With Tangy Tartar Sauce

Name: Crispy Chicken Nanban With Tangy Tartar Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 500 g boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces; 0.5 cup potato starch, for coating; 3 tbsp halal soy sauce; 3 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp honey; 0.5 cup mayonnaise; 2 piece hard-boiled egg, finely chopped; 0.25 cup cucumber, finely diced; 1 cup vegetable oil, for shallow frying

Golden fried chicken thighs dipped in a sweet-savory vinegar glaze and crowned with a quick, homemade Japanese-style egg tartar sauce.

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 35 min

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Technique to learn

Nanban Dipping

Coating hot fried proteins instantly in sweet-tangy vinegar sauce to absorb flavor while softening exterior crust.

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare Nanban vinegar glaze by whisking soy sauce, rice vinegar, and honey in a shallow dish until dissolved.

Step 2: Prepare tartar sauce by mixing mayonnaise, chopped hard-boiled eggs, and finely diced cucumber in a bowl; season lightly with salt.

Step 3: Dredge chicken thigh pieces evenly in potato starch, shaking off any excess powder.

Step 4: Heat vegetable oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat to 175°C (350°F).

Step 5: Fry chicken pieces in batches for 5 to 6 minutes until golden brown and cooked through, turning halfway.

Step 6: Drain cooked chicken briefly, immediately dip hot chicken into the Nanban vinegar glaze for 10 seconds, then transfer to plate and top with tartar sauce.

Cooking tips

Dipping the piping-hot fried chicken directly into vinegar glaze softens the coating into signature texture.
Potato starch creates a crispier coating than wheat flour.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Japanese; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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