Step-by-Step Guide to Make Favorite Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)

Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken).

You can cook Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)

1. You need 3 pieces of Chicken thighs.
2. It's 2 tbsp of Chopped spring onion.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of Sake (cooking rice wine).
4. It's 1 tsp of Sugar.
5. You need 1/4 tsp of Salt.
6. You need 1 pinch of Pepper.
7. It's 5 tbsp of Potato starch.
8. It's of <Sauce>.
9. It's 3 tbsp of Soy sauce.
10. You need 3 tbsp of Water.
11. You need 1 tbsp of Vinegar.
12. Prepare 1 tbsp of Mirin.
13. Prepare 2 tbsp of Sugar.

Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken) instructions

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..