Recipes · Japanese · Main Courses
Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)
One serving has 643 kcal and 31 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (63%), niacin (62%), pyridoxine (54%), cobalamin (47%), phosphorus (46%) and vitamin K (35%). Ready in 30 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (253 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: alcohol, gluten, poultry, soy
Ingredients
- 180 g Chicken thighs, skin-on, raw
- 10 g Soy sauce
- 8 g Sake
- 6 g Ginger, fresh
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 25 g Potato starch
- 15 g Vegetable oil
- 5 g Lemon juice
Method
- Cut the chicken thigh into bite-sized pieces.
- Grate the ginger and garlic and mix with the soy sauce and sake, then toss the chicken in this marinade and leave for at least 20 minutes.
- Drain the chicken briefly and toss the pieces in the potato starch until evenly coated.
- Heat the oil in a deep pan or pot to about 170 °C (340 °F) and fry the chicken in batches for 4-5 minutes until golden and cooked through (juices run clear, 74 °C/165 °F).
- Drain on paper towels and let rest for a minute.
- Serve hot with a wedge of lemon or a squeeze of lemon juice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 643 kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 25.1 g | |
| Water | 149 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.3 g | 1% |
| Protein | 31 g | 65% |
| Tryptophan | 0.31 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.4 g | |
| Leucine | 2.4 g | |
| Lysine | 2.7 g | |
| Methionine | 0.8 g | |
| Cystine | 0.34 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.1 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.86 g | |
| Fat | 45 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 15.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 14.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.01 g | |
| Omega-6 | 13.2 g | |
| Saturated | 10.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.25 g | |
| Cholesterol | 176 mg | |
| Calcium | 27.6 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.13 mg | 14% |
| Iodine | 0.08 µg | 0% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 44.9 mg | 14% |
| Manganese | 0.21 mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 324 mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 476 mg | 10% |
| Selenium | 34.8 µg | 63% |
| Sodium | 698 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.5 mg | 31% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.15 mg | 14% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8.7 mg | 62% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.41 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.7 mg | 54% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 8.6 µg | 2% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.1 µg | 47% |
| Choline | 87 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 41.4 µg | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 3.5 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 5.4 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 1.6 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin K | 31.4 µg | 35% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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