Hi DJ, thank you so much much for the kind comment. I'm happy to hear this has been helping you out, and I feel you on having a hard time ordering it in restaurants. Even here in Japan it's often just 😕. I can't take full credit for this though because I learned most of these tricks from my mother-in-law. She still makes better karaage than me, but I can't recommend her trick on here because it involves undercooking the chicken😅

Perfect every time! Anybody who has done any Japanese cooking at all has probably made chicken karaage a few dozen times (I think I did my first in 1989). It's a gorgeous dish, usually made mundane by a lot of simple mistakes (wrong cut of chicken, using packaged spices, time marinating<-super important I think, important not to overdo it either lest it be too salty). I also can't stress enough the importance of fresh ginger (verus jar junk, pardon if this one is way too obvious). Temp-checking the oil and finished chicken properly is also key to success. Marc's recipe is, as usual, carefully deconstructed and just really properly rebuilt in zen/minimalist fashion. Downside: I never order this dish at restaurants anymore as I think Marc's method is tastier. Thanks a million!~

I'm glad to hear this was helpful!

I'm glad to hear this was helpful!

Very well explained and very encouraging to try this simple karaage ingredients.

Thanks for the kind words Iris! I'm so happy to hear the extra explanations are helpful!

Hi Iris, I just cut up the beans and added them to the oil before frying the chicken. They only take about a minute to fry (they're done when the skin starts to bubble). Then you can sprinkle on some salt. Just make sure the beans are very dry or they will pop and splash oil all over the place.

Do you have a recipe for the fried french beans in the picture above?

Thank you.

I love how you add the science of cooking to your recipes. I then understand why I need sake, soya sauce..etc. I definitely feel more confident about cooking after I have read your recipes.

Keep up the great work! You are amazing!