Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)
Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)

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Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken) is something that I have loved my whole life.

By using chicken breast and a lot of vegetables, you can make a satisfying dish. By sprinkling on sugar and sake at first, it doesn't just season it, but helps to keep it nice and juicy. By pan frying it in oil rather than deep.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have youlinji (chinese deep fried chicken) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken):
  1. Prepare 3 pieces Chicken thighs
  2. Make ready 2 tbsp Chopped spring onion
  3. Get 1 tbsp Sake (cooking rice wine)
  4. Make ready 1 tsp Sugar
  5. Prepare 1/4 tsp Salt
  6. Get 1 pinch Pepper
  7. Take 5 tbsp Potato starch
  8. Take <Sauce>
  9. Take 3 tbsp Soy sauce
  10. Prepare 3 tbsp Water
  11. Take 1 tbsp Vinegar
  12. Make ready 1 tbsp Mirin
  13. Take 2 tbsp Sugar

Great recipe for Juicy & Delicious! Just one bite of the chicken youlinji at a Chinese buffet was all it took to make an impression on me. I wanted to recreate that flavor at home, so I tried making this. It was a flavor similar to the chicken breast.

Steps to make Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken):
  1. Cut the chicken thighs into large bite size.
  2. Mix the 1tbsp Sake, 1 tsp Suger, 1/4tsp Salt and 1pinch pepper. Marinate the chickens and leave for 10 to 15 minutes.
  3. Remove the excess moisture from the chickens. Wrap the chicken with paper towels and damp dry.
  4. Just before frying, coat the chickens with potato starch and dust off the excess powder.
  5. Heat the frying oil to between 170 to 180 degrees, then put the chickens in, turn them over, cook through, and fry till golden brown.
  6. While frying chickens, make a Youlinji sauce. Mix the Sauce ingredients to a heat resistant bowl. Use microwave at middle heat(600W) for 1 minuet. Add the chopped spring onion.
  7. Place the chickens into the youlinji sauce off while the chickens still hot. Let it mix well.

Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken) step by step. Cut the chicken thighs into large bite size. Remove the excess moisture from the chickens. Wrap the chicken with paper towels and damp dry. Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken) step by step.

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