Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Super Quick Homemade Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)

Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken).

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

Ingredients of Youlinji (Chinese deep fried chicken)

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