Japanese Fried Chicken Wings

Description
Similar to the crispy chicken wings, this Japanese poultry dish is made with only 4 ingredients - sake, cornstarch, soy sauce, and ginger - and keeps an imperial aroma with the alcohol content. Teriyaki occasionally works for this for dipping, too.

Ingredients

 * 1 lb. chicken wings
 * ⅓ cup sake or dry sherry
 * 3 tbsp. soy sauce
 * 1 tsp. grated ginger root
 * ¼ cup cornstarch
 * 4 thin lemon slices, optional
 * cooking oil

Directions

 * 1) Cut chicken wings at joints. Discard the wing tips.
 * 2) In a bowl, combine sake or sherry, soy sauce, and ginger root to make a marinade. Place chicken in a plastic bag, and set the bag in a bowl.
 * 3) Pour marinade over the chicken in the bag. Close the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator several hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
 * 4) Drain chicken; pat dry with paper toweling. Coat chicken wings with cornstarch.
 * 5) Fry, 3 or 4 pieces at a time, in deep hot fat (365° F) for about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
 * 6) Remove chicken to the serving plate. Serve hot and plain but garnish with lemon slices, if desired.

Contributed by:

 * Catsrecipes Y-Group