Chicken Nanban-zuke
Chicken Nanban-zuke

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicken nanban-zuke. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

I was born in a small town called Nobeoka on the southern island of Kyushu, Japan. Nobeoka isn't known for much, but their virtually unknown claim to fame is a small diner not far from Nobeoka station, that invented Chicken Nanban (チキン南蛮). Through some miracle (or because the dish is so damn good), this humble dish managed to work its way from my hometown into Japanese restaurants.

Chicken Nanban-zuke is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Chicken Nanban-zuke is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken nanban-zuke using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Nanban-zuke:
  1. Prepare 500 g Chicken Breast Fillets
  2. Take Salt & Pepper
  3. Make ready Potato Starch Flour
  4. Get Oil for frying
  5. Make ready 1/2-1 Onion *thinly sliced
  6. Make ready 1 Carrot *sliced into thin strips
  7. Make ready 1/2-1 Green Capsicum *cut into thin strips
  8. Prepare 2 Tomatoes *sliced
  9. Take 1/2-1 teaspoon Chilli Flakes OR 1 Chilli *thinly sliced
  10. Take <Marinade>
  11. Prepare 1/4 cup Rice Vinegar
  12. Prepare 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
  13. Prepare 1/4 cup Water
  14. Prepare 2 tablespoons Sugar
  15. Make ready 2 tablespoons Mirin *can be replaced by 1/2 to 1 tablespoon Sugar
  16. Prepare 1 tablespoon Sesame Oil

Chicken Breast is a popular alternative. It's much easier to prepare than it looks. 'Nanban-zuke' is a Japanese dish of marinated fried fish. I usually use fish called 'Aji' but other meaty fish are also suitable. Chicken Breast is a popular alternative.

Instructions to make Chicken Nanban-zuke:
  1. Place all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. As Mirin is alcoholic, you can replace it with Sugar. In that case, you use 3 tablespoons Sugar in total.
  2. Add all the vegetables and mix to combine.
  3. Cut Chicken Breast Fillets into 2cm thick slices, season with Salt & Pepper, then coat with Potato Starch Flour.
  4. Heat Oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. It doesn’t have to be deep.
  5. Cook Chicken pieces for 2 minutes, turning halfway through cooking, OR until cooked through. Transfer to the marinade & vegetable mixture.
  6. Mix to combine, so that all Chicken pieces will be marinated evenly. Set aside for 1 hour at least.
  7. Note: You can do the marinating process using a serving bowl, so that you can serve straight away. Otherwise, arrange the mixture on a serving plate or bowl, and enjoy with freshly cooked rice.

It's much easier to prepare than it looks. Nanbanzuke is marinated fried fish in vinegar sauce with vegetables. I usually use fish called 'Aji' but other meaty fish are also suitable. Chicken Breast is a popular alternative. It's much easier to prepare than it looks.

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