The Best Crispy Taiwanese Fried Turkey
Ingredients
- 500 g turkey thighs skin removed optional
- 200 g potato starch
- 1 bunch Thai basil
Marinade
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp five spice powder
- 3 green onions
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1-2 inch ginger thumb size
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
Preparing the Turkey
- Cut down your turkey thighs into bite-size pieces approximately 2 inches lengthwise with a heavy knife.
- In a blender, blend all the marinade ingredients.
- Marinade your turkey pieces for 20 minutes - preferably overnight in the refrigerator.
- Remove the marinated turkey from the refrigerator and coat the turkey with potato starch. The excess marinade will create little balls of crunchiness when deep-fried.
Air Fryer Method:
- Spray the tray and the turkey with some oil. I used a simple oil spray mister bottle.
- Place the coated turkey pieces in the air fryer tray/basket with ¼-inch space between each piece.
- First Fry: Set the temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for 15 minutes. Flip halfway through and lightly spray the turkey with more oil.
- Remove air fryer tray/basket and let cool for 5 minutes, then air fry a second time.
- Second Fry: Set the temperature to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the air fryer basket and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Toss and garnish with white pepper, sugar, and air fried Thai basil.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Air Fried Thai Basil:
- Spray the tray and the Thai basil leaves with some oil.
- Place the Thai basil leaves in the air fryer tray/basket.
- Set temperature to 250 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for 10 minutes. Check halfway to see if it has dried.
Nutrition
Calories: 348kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 26gFat: 5gSodium: 842mg
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