Chicken Tatsuta (Japanese Fried Chicken) Recipe

This chicken tatsuta is crispy, juicy and packed full of flavors. It is made with chicken breast marinated in the soy sauce mix, dusted with cornstarch and shallow fried in a pan. The tangy sweet onion sauce paired together brings the dish to the next level.

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Butterfly the chicken.

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Marinate.

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Make the sauce.

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Coat.

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Shallow fry.

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