Chicken Nanban

Name: Chicken Nanban
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 boneless chicken thighs; 1 egg and flour, for coating; Nanban sauce: 3 tbsp rice vinegar, 3 tbsp soy sauce and 3 tbsp sugar; Tartare: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 4 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise and chopped onion and pickles; Oil for frying; Shredded cabbage, to serve

チキン南蛮/CHI-kin NAHN-bahn/

Also known as: Chikin Nanban, Miyazaki Chicken Nanban, Japanese Chicken with Tartar Sauce

About this dish

Fried chicken dipped in a sweet vinegar sauce and topped with creamy, chunky Japanese tartare sauce.

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Ingredients

🍗2 boneless chicken thighs

🥚1 egg and flour, for coating

🫙Nanban sauce: 3 tbsp rice vinegar, 3 tbsp soy sauce and 3 tbsp sugar

🥚Tartare: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 4 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise and chopped onion and pickles

🛢️Oil for frying

🥬Shredded cabbage, to serve

Method

Serves 4

Make the tartare by mixing the chopped eggs, mayonnaise, onion and pickles.

Warm the vinegar, soy and sugar until the sugar dissolves.

Coat the chicken in flour, then beaten egg.

Shallow-fry until golden and cooked through, then dip in the warm sauce.

Slice, spoon over the tartare and serve with cabbage and rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Chicken nanban comes from Miyazaki in Kyushu, where it was created in the 1950s and is still the city's best-known dish.

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