Japanese Deep-Fried Chicken with Seaweed

Ingredients:

400 g Chicken breast fillets

1/4 cup Japanese soy sauce

1/4 cup Mirin

4 cm Piece fresh ginger, very finely grated

1 sheet Nori, finely chopped or crumbled into very small pieces

1/3 cup Cornflour

Oil for deep-frying

Pickled ginger and thin cucumber slices, to serve

Cooking Instructions:

Carefully trim any sinew from the chicken. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and discard any thin ends so that the pieces will be even in size. Place the chicken pieces in a bowl. Combine the soy sauce, mirin and ginger in a small jug and pour the mixture over the chicken; toss until the chicken pieces are evenly coated with the marinade. Set aside for 15 minutes, then drain off any excess marinade. Mix the nori with the cornflour. Using your fingertips, lightly coat each piece of chicken in the cornflour mixture. Heat the oil in a pan until moderately hot; add the chicken, 6 to 7 pieces at a time, and fry until golden, turning regularly. Drain on paper towels. Serve with steamed rice, pickled ginger and sliced cucumber. Garnish with extra strips of nori, if desired.

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