Miso Karaage

Karaage is a Japanese style of fried chicken. It’s traditionally marinated in tamari, mirin, ginger, and garlic. However, I usually order karaage when I go out and eat miso ramen, so I thought it might be interesting to incorporate those miso flavors into the marinade.

This was my first time frying chicken in my air fryer and I was really happy with how the chicken turned out. The outside was nice and crispy, but the inside stayed moist and juicy.

Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may need to do multiple batches. I ended up doing 5 batches in order to avoid overcrowding the air fryer basket. Crowding will keep the chicken from getting crispy.

Keep your miso on your chicken, not the floor,
Your favorite alternative chefs, K & T

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Miso Karaage

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Marinating Time 1 hour

Servings 2 servings

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into ~1 inch pieces
• ¼ cup miso
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tsp tamari
• 1 tsp mirin
• ½ cup potato starch
• Vegetable oil spray
• Lemon wedge
• Furikake optional
• Spicy mayo optional, mayonnaise + sriracha

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, whisk together miso, ginger, garlic, tamari, and mirin to make a marinade. Combine marinade and chicken in a large ziploc bag or a bowl with a lid and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, but preferably overnight.
2. Preheat your air fryer to 370 degrees F.
3. Remove chicken from marinade and toss in potato starch. Shake off any excess potato starch.
4. Spray the bottom of the air fryer with vegetable oil spray, then add chicken in an even layer. Lightly coat the chicken with more vegetable spray.
5. Air fry for 10 minutes, tossing halfway through.
6. Season finished chicken with some furikake. Squeeze some lemon over the chicken before serving with spicy mayo.