Rustic Canyon Family Meal Fried Chicken
A Japanese-inspired fried chicken dish marinated in a flavorful blend of mirin, soy sauce, and rice vinegar, then coated in seasoned flour and fried until golden brown. Perfect for a family meal, this recipe creates chicken that's crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.
Ingredients
- •1 cup mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)
- •1 cup soy sauce
- •1 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- •½ cup chopped peeled ginger
- •½ cup garlic cloves
- •1 whole chicken
- •3 cups vegetable oil
- •2 cups all-purpose flour
- •2 teaspoons kosher salt
- •½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- •to taste seasonings
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine mirin, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, and garlic in a large resealable plastic bag and add chicken. Seal bag, turn to coat, and chill 2-12 hours.
120 min
- 2.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour oil into a large cast-iron skillet to come 1" up sides. Heat over medium-high until an instant-read thermometer registers 350°F.
15 min
- 3.
Remove chicken from marinade, letting excess drip off; season all over with salt and pepper. Combine flour, 2 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper in a shallow bowl or large resealable plastic bag; toss chicken in flour mixture to coat.
10 min
- 4.
Working with 5 pieces of chicken at a time, remove chicken from flour, shaking off excess, and fry, turning, until golden brown all over, about 3 minutes. Lay chicken skin side up on a wire rack placed inside a rimmed baking sheet and bake until cooked through, 10-15 minutes. Season with salt.
25 min
