Tebasaki (Japanese-Style Deep Fried Chicken Wings) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 chicken wings
1/4 cup flour
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon sake
2 tablespoons mirin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon white sesame seeds

Preparation

Make a cut along the bone of each chicken wing.
Lightly coat the chicken wings with the flour.
Shallow fry (at 300\u00b0F) the chicken wings in 1cm of vegetable oil over a low heat for 8 minutes or until they are light brown.
Remove the wings and turn up the heat on the pan (375\u00b0F). Add the wings and fry for a further 2 minutes until crisply. Remove and place on a paper towel.
Mix the sake, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, and garlic powder and heat, either in a bowl in the microwave or on the stove in a pot. Coat the wings with the sauce.
Season with salt and pepper, and coat with the white sesame seeds.