Bento box-style karaage made with tempura flour and carbonated water, crispy and delicious even after time passes! Frying with hop carbonated water traps a refreshing aroma, creating an exquisite karaage that makes you unable to stop eating rice. This is a luxurious recipe where you can also enjoy pork offcut tempura and crab stick tempura at the same time.

Ingredients

Main Ingredients (2-3 servings)

  • Chicken Thigh 350g
  • Pork Slices 200g
  • Crab Sticks 70g
  • Tempura Flour 50g (for chicken thigh)
  • Potato Starch 15g (for chicken thigh)
  • Tempura Flour 25g (for pork slices)
  • Potato Starch 8g (for pork slices)
  • Tempura Flour 25g (for crab sticks)
  • Lemon Wedges
  • Oil 1cm deep in the pot

Seasonings

  • [A] Soy Sauce 2 tbsp
  • [A] Sake 1 tbsp
  • [A] Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) 2 tsp
  • [A] Pepper 5 shakes
  • [A] Hi-Me (MSG) 7 shakes
  • [A] Garlic Powder 8 shakes
  • [A] Hokkaido Furano Hop Carbonated Water 2 tbsp
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • [B] Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
  • [B] Sake 1/2 tbsp
  • [B] Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) 1 tsp
  • [B] Pepper 3 shakes
  • [B] Hi-Me (MSG) 3 shakes
  • [B] Garlic Powder 4 shakes
  • [B] Hokkaido Furano Hop Carbonated Water 1 tbsp
  • [C] Hokkaido Furano Hop Carbonated Water 40cc
  • Ajishio (Seasoned Salt) to taste

Steps

  1. Cut 350g chicken thigh into 8-9 pieces.
  2. Place the cut 350g chicken thigh in a bowl, add 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp sake, 2 tsp Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine), 5 shakes pepper, and 7 shakes Hi-Me (MSG), then rub well.
  3. Marinate for about 15 minutes. If you're short on time, 5 minutes is fine.
  4. In a separate bowl, place 200g pork slices, add 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tbsp sake, 1 tsp Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine), 3 shakes pepper, and 3 shakes Hi-Me (MSG), then rub well.
  5. Marinate for about 15 minutes.
  6. Add 8 shakes garlic powder, 50g tempura flour, 15g potato starch, and 2 tbsp Hokkaido Furano Hop Carbonated Water to the marinated chicken thigh, and mix until it reaches a consistency that coats the chicken well.
  7. Add 4 shakes garlic powder, 25g tempura flour, 8g potato starch, and 1 tbsp Hokkaido Furano Hop Carbonated Water to the marinated pork slices, and mix until it reaches a consistency that coats the pork well.
  8. In a bowl, add 70g crab sticks, 25g tempura flour, and 40cc Hokkaido Furano Hop Carbonated Water, then gently mix so the crab sticks don't break apart. A slightly loose consistency is fine.
  9. Pour about 1cm of oil into a pot and heat to 170-180°C over medium heat (when you insert a wooden chopstick, small bubbles should rise).
  10. Once the oil is hot, add the crab sticks one by one and fry until both sides are golden brown. Drizzle any remaining tempura batter over them while frying for a crispier finish. [Tip!] If the oil is shallow, flip the crab sticks while frying.
  11. Drain the fried crab sticks on a wire rack. Finish by sprinkling with Ajishio (Seasoned Salt) and serving with lemon wedges.
  12. Using the same oil, fry the pork slices in two batches. Fry over medium heat until both sides are golden brown.
  13. Drain the fried pork slices on a wire rack. Remove any oil residue, and add more oil if the level has dropped.
  14. Using the same oil, fry the chicken thigh. Fry over medium heat until fully golden brown and cooked through.
  15. Drain the fried chicken thigh on a wire rack, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve with lemon wedges. Done!

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