Tori No Kara-age (deep Fried Chicken Nuggets)

"Here is a dish I am famous for both with my friends in Japan and Canada. It was given to me by an aunt in Japan and I wanted to share her recipe with the rest of the world..lol."
 
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photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a medium sized bowl, mix together the soy sauce, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper.
  • Place the chicken in the mixture and let sit for 30 minutes.
  • Mix the corn flour with the plain flour.
  • Take each piece of chicken from the marinade and roll in the flour mixture until it is coated completely.
  • Heat the oil to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F) and deep-fry the chicken pieces for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Serve on a bed of salad garnished with a lemon.

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Reviews

  1. Easy to make, delicious to taste! Used tofu (frozen 24hrs then thawed) in place of chicken, also 2x have added 1 tsp of sesame seed oil. Rolling marinaded pieces in corn starch instead of the cornflour mixture works too, just gives it slightly different taste & texture. Absolutely wonderful, everyone loves this recipe! Thank you!
     
  2. This recipe is a keeper! I couldn't stop eating it. It's so good with a bit of Japanese mayo and sriracha.
     
  3. Delicious and so easy to make. I used cornstarch instead of cornflour and it came out beautiful! My husband kept coming back into the kitchen for more pieces while I was frying all of the batches of tori bits. I will make this again and again. Thank you ^ ^
     
  4. Loveeeeeeee it!! Put 3 T. soy if plan to cook it within the hour. However, I had to learn the hard way to lessen it as I marinated it overnight & it came out a tad too salty. Like other moms who plan for kids' meals, I suggest 2 T soy would be plenty for overnight marination.
     
  5. Very simple and fast for those on the run. I found 30 minutes plenty for marinade. I added a little jam to merinade as my wife likes things on the sweet side. A little vinegar counter balanced the jam. So simple anyone can do it for a very unique flavor. Thanks - Jim McNulty
     
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Tweaks

  1. I used chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts because there's more flavor in the thighs.
     
  2. Delicious and so easy to make. I used cornstarch instead of cornflour and it came out beautiful! My husband kept coming back into the kitchen for more pieces while I was frying all of the batches of tori bits. I will make this again and again. Thank you ^ ^
     
  3. Easy to make, delicious to taste! Used tofu (frozen 24hrs then thawed) in place of chicken, also 2x have added 1 tsp of sesame seed oil. Rolling marinaded pieces in corn starch instead of the cornflour mixture works too, just gives it slightly different taste & texture. Absolutely wonderful, everyone loves this recipe! Thank you!
     
  4. I used TOFU instead of chicken and added a bit of miran to the marinate. This was soo tasty and soo easy to make, I highly recommed this dish! Try it with a tangy ginger sauce for dipping or a sesame sauce. Tofu lovers rejoice, this dish will have you singing!!!
     
  5. My lil sister's name is Tori,so I just had to open this recipe up and check it out!! I just loveeee chicken lots and don't eat much red meat so I was in desparate need for new ways to cook chicken. We made this for lunch today,following recipe instructions exactly except we bought chicken strips instead of chicken breasts (saved on cutting up chicken time) they made perfect bite size peices with just a few quick cuts!! I always have fresh gingerroot in the freezer and was so happy to finally be able to break it out and use it LOL found this dish easy to prepare,a little messy,hubby and I had flour everywhere LOL but thats just us ( our 3 cats did'nt help matters any either) LOL This was soooooooo delcious,chicken was very tender,juicy & very very tasty!!!the combination of garlic and gingerroot is surely a palate pleaser,my taste buds were dancing in delight!!! I served this recipe with chinese take out meatless lo-mein and chinese 5 vegetible delight to make a super simple recipe an even more simple complete dinner,next time I make this recipe I think I will serve this with "Rachel Ray's" "No Pain lo-mein" recipe (I was too lazy to do that today) LOL Hubby and I both enjoyed your recipe tremendously,,it was incredibly delicious and most asuredly a keeper!!! 5 plus plus stars from us here!! Oh and I just had to send this to my lil sis Tori too,she got a big kick out of her name being in the recipe name exclaiming "Oh WOW my very own recipe and saying that she would keep this and try it sometime soon" Thanks for a spectacular new way to do chicken!!!
     

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Hi Everyone! I have just changed my image here on 'zaar. The big bird in the pic is none other than me, BirdyBaker. It was from Halloween 04. I made the costume myself and it was so much fun!. I am a highschool student and I love photography,painting crafts and everything else artistic. I LOVE to write, anything, from essays to fiction to poetry. It's so much fun! I also am very interested in Asian culture and want to work in Japan someday. I have a passion for cooking and try to cook as much as I can, trying to make a different dish each time. I am just crazy over my 3 birds, George Arthur, Bailey and Jazzy, hence the name "BirdyBaker"...lol
 
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