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18 POUND GIANT FRIED CHICKEN BOWL
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1 h 30 min
559,289 views This fried chicken and rice bowl is loaded with savory stir-fry goodness. Your friends will just have to join you at the table, because this 18 pound dish isn't going anywhere unless the plate is empty!
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INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
For the Karaage
12 garlic cloves, microplaned
2 inches ginger, peeled and microplaned
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup sake
¼ cup mirin
½ cup sugar
2 tbsp msg
6 pounds boneless, skin on chicken thighs, cut in half
3 cups potato starch
vegetable oil, for frying
For the Toppings
¼ white cabbage, thinly sliced
bean sprouts
4 cups medium grain white rice
4 soft boiled eggs
½ lemon
For the Stir Fry
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 - 2 lbs thinly sliced pork shoulder
3 yellow onions, thickly sliced
3 Chinese chives, cut into inch pieces
¼ cup soy sauce
3 tbsp oyster sauce
½ msg
1 tbsp sugar
¼ tsp white pepper
TOOLS
microplane
Babish Chef’s knife
Babish cutting board
food prep gloves, optional
Babish mixing bowl
Babish measuring cups and spoons set
Babish tiny whisk
fridge
rice cooker
Babish tongs
Babish Clef knife
Babish sauce pot
ice bath
slotted spoon
fine mesh sieve
Babish Dutch Oven
baking sheets
paper towels
wire racks
Babish skillet
Babish Wok
instant read thermometer
kitchen spider
wooden spoon
DIRECTIONS
1.
For the Prep
1.
Begin by microplaning garlic and peeled ginger for the marinade. Transfer to a mixing bowl, then add soy sauce, sake, mirin, sugar, and msg. Whisk to combine.
12 garlic cloves, microplaned
2 inches ginger, peeled and microplaned
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup sake
¼ cup mirin
½ cup sugar
2 tbsp msg
microplane
Babish Chef’s knife
Babish cutting board
food prep gloves, optional
Babish mixing bowl
Babish measuring cups and spoons set
Babish tiny whisk
2.
Prepare the boneless chicken thighs by halving into large chunks.
6 pounds boneless, skin on chicken thighs, cut in half
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food prep gloves, optional
3.
Add the chicken to the mixing bowl and gently toss to coat in the marinade. Transfer to the fridge and allow to marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
boneless, skin on chicken thighs, cut in half
Babish mixing bowl
food prep gloves, optional
fridge
4.
For the Rice
1.
Wash rice until the water runs clear, then transfer to the rice cooker with a water level that reaches about one length of your pinky above the surface of the rice. Cook according to instructions.
4 cups medium grain white rice
rice cooker
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2.
While the chicken is marinating and the rice is cooking, you can prepare your toppings.
3.
For the Karaage
1.
When the chicken is finished marinating, remove from the fridge and toss with potato starch using tongs and your hands making sure the potato starch is evenly distributed.
3 cups potato starch
6 pounds boneless, skin on chicken thighs, cut in half
Babish mixing bowl
food prep gloves, optional
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Babish tongs
2.
Before frying the chicken, prep the Stir Fry ingredients and Toppings.
3.
For the Stir Fry
1.
Cut the Chinese chives into thick pieces and thinly slice the pork shoulder.
3 Chinese chives, cut into inch pieces
1 - 2 lbs thinly sliced pork shoulder
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Babish cutting board
2.
Bring a small pot of water to a boil and soft boil eggs for about 6 minutes and 45 seconds. Immediately plunge into an ice bath using a slotted spoon after time has elapsed.
4 soft boiled eggs
Babish sauce pot
slotted spoon
ice bath
3.
In the same pot of boiling water, blanche bean sprouts for about 1 minute. Drain using a fine mesh sieve.
bean sprouts
Babish sauce pot
fine mesh sieve
4.
Roughly chop yellow onions
3 yellow onions, thickly sliced
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Babish Clef knife
5.
Set aside all Stir Fry ingredients and Toppings for later use.
For the Stir Fry
For the Toppings
6.
For the Fried Chicken
1.
Preheat a large Dutch Oven with 2-4 inches of oil to 350°F - 375°F
vegetable oil, for frying
Babish Dutch Oven
instant read thermometer
2.
Line a few baking sheets with paper towels and wire racks.
baking sheets
paper towels
wire racks
3.
Transfer a few pieces of chicken to the oil, making sure not to overcrowd the pot, and cook until lightly golden brown, 3-5 minutes.
For the Karaage
6 pounds boneless, skin on chicken thighs, cut in half
Babish Dutch Oven
Babish tongs
4.
Then transfer to the paper towel lined sheet tray. Repeat with the rest of the chicken.
baking sheets
paper towels
wire racks
5.
Let the chicken rest while you work on the Stir Fry.
6.
For the Stir Fry
1.
In a large, deep skillet or wok over high heat, add oil and pork shoulder and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the pork is lightly browned.
thinly sliced pork shoulder
2 tbsp vegetable oil
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2.
Next add the yellow onions and soy sauce. Toss gently and continue to cook until the onions are softened and browned around the edges. Season with salt, msg and sugar and continue to toss to combine. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
yellow onions, thickly sliced
¼ cup soy sauce
½ msg
1 tbsp sugar
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wooden spoon
3.
Remove from the heat and add Chinese chives. Toss again to combine and set aside.
Chinese chives, cut into inch pieces
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4.
For the Toppings
1.
Thinly slice white cabbage.
¼ white cabbage, thinly sliced
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2.
For the Serving
1.
Pile the rice to the bottom of a large serving platter, then top it with bean sprouts, the pork stir fry, then the fried chicken, sliced cabbage, sliced soft boiled eggs and lemon.
medium grain white rice
bean sprouts
thinly sliced pork shoulder
boneless, skin on chicken thighs, cut in half
white cabbage, thinly sliced
soft boiled eggs
½ lemon
2.
Serve hot and share with friends!
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