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Easy with Ponzu! Chinese-style Chicken with Sweet and Sour Sauce (Yu Lin Chi) - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Easy with Ponzu! Chinese-style Chicken with Sweet and Sour Sauce (Yu Lin Chi).
How about a Yu Lin Chi, the crisp and savory deep-fried chicken with a refreshing sauce? We use ponzu sauce for the gravy, so it's very easy to make. It is also delicious as a side dish, but it goes well with beer, so please make it, and hope you like it.
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Cook time

20 minutes

Ingredients
1 servings

  • Chicken thigh
    200 g
  • Salt and pepper mix
    a pinch
  • Starch
    1 tbsp
  • Frying oil
    as needed
  • Japanese leek
    1/3
  • タレ
  • Ponzu sauce
    2 tbsp
  • Sesame oil
    1 tbsp
  • Sugar
    1 tsp
  • Grated ginger
    1 tsp
  • Tomato
    2 slice(s)
  • Leaf lettuce
    1 sheets

How to make

  1. Prepare. Remove any excess fat and tendons from chicken thighs. Preheat the frying oil to 160°C (320°F).
  2. 1. Sprinkle the chicken thighs with salt and pepper mix and dust with starch.
  3. 2. Pour 1-inch depth of frying oil into a pan, heat to 160℃ (320°F), and deep fry Step 1 for about 8 minutes until it is golden brown and cooked inside.
  4. 3. Roughly chop Japanese leeks.
  5. 4. Combine the sauce ingredients and Step 3.
  6. 5. Arrange Step 2 on a plate with tomatoes and leaf lettuce, pour Step 4 on top, and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

Chicken thighs can be substituted with chicken breast or tenders. Depending on the type of ponzu sauce, there are some with strong acidity and some with strong sweetness, so please adjust the amount of sugar to your taste. Please adjust the amount of oil depending on your pot.

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