Beer-Marinated Crispy Chicken with Coleslaw and Spicy Yuzu Aioli
Recipe by Michael Schulson
Chef Michael Schulson’s Asian take on baby-back ribs brings together dark beer and beef with a light pear salad.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- Beer-Marinated Crispy Chicken
- 1 2-pound chicken
- 12 ounces Harpoon Munich Dark
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 1/4 cup soy sauce, light
- 1 tablespoon honey
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- Batter
- 3 cups pastry flour
- 6 ounces corn starch
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons clarified butter
- 18 ounces Fat Tire Amber Ale
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- Coleslaw
- 3 cups green cabbage, shredded and salted
- 1/2 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup shitake mushrooms, thinly sliced, sautéed
- 1/4 cup scallions, cut into rounds
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- Spicy Yuzu Aioli
- 3 cups Japanese mayonnaise
- 4 tablespoons red Yuzu paste
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- Sriracha sauce, to taste
- lemon juice, to taste
- salt, to taste

[Photo: Paul Dempsey]
Instructions:
Marinated Chicken
- Clean chicken and cut into large pieces.
- Combine beer, garlic powder, onion powder, soy sauce and honey together and whisk thoroughly. Add chicken to the marinade and let sit for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Drain chicken from the marinade and dry with a paper towel. Make batter by combining all the ingredients and mix well. Evenly coat chicken pieces in batter.
- Bring a pot of oil to 350 degrees and deep-fry the chicken pieces for 5 minutes, or until desired crispiness. Remove and drain in a paper towel.
- Make aioli dipping sauce by combining all ingredients in a small bowl, and mix well.
Cole Slaw
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
