Dinner for 2
Chicken Karaage
Soy-marinated chicken pieces are coated with potato starch and fried in oil until crisp and fully cooked.
Typical price
$11.08for 4 servings
$2.77 per serving$11.08 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 2servings (the source says 4, which counts pieces)
- $$typical cost tier
JapaneseDairy-freeBudgetFamilyDinners
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 1 lb | $3.46Typical price |
| Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical | 0.25 oz | $0.10Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 1 | $0.53Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.54 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Soy sauceWine, beer and spiritsSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaOlive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 450 g boneless skin chicken
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sake
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup potato starch
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup lemon
Steps
- Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces.
- Mix the chicken with ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sake, sugar, and lemon juice, then marinate for 20 minutes.
- Coat each piece with potato starch.
- Heat the vegetable oil to 350 F in a deep skillet.
- Fry the chicken in batches for 6 to 8 minutes per batch, until crisp and the centers reach 165 F.
- Drain the chicken and rest it for 5 minutes before serving.
Swaps
- Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with chicken breast, boneless on sale.
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