In Hawaii, if there’s one thing we all love it’s Pot Lucks.
Pot Lucks are when a group of people get together and everyone brings a dish to share. One of my all-time favorite contributions is Mochiko Chicken. It’s really easy to make and it’s always the hit of the party.
5 pounds chicken thighs, deboned, (or chicken wings)
4 eggs, beaten
10 tablespoons shoyu
6 tablespoons sugar
8 tablespoons mochiko
8 tablespoons cornstarch
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup green onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
oil for frying
Mix everything (except chicken and oil). Marinate chicken for 5 hours or overnight in refrigerator. Fry chicken in 1-inch hot oil until golden brown on both sides. Cool and cut into slices.
Note: If desired, discard chicken skins before marinating. Tastes great with or without skin and it can be prepared a day ahead. This is one of the all time favorites with locals.
Update: I’m so sorry, I didn’t even think about people not being able to get shoyu or mochiko where they live. I’m sure you could get shoyu in any asian-type store and if you really want to make this, I could send you a box of mochiko (it’s a type of flour) from Hawaii. Just let me know.
31 Comments on “Mochiko Chicken”
11:16 am
Looks WONDERFUL! I’d love to make this for my husband. But, I don’t know what shoyu is or mochiko. I wonder if I can find these two items here in Australia…hmmm…any substitutes if I cannot find them?
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12:00 pm
It looks gorgeous, I think I’d stuggle to find the shoyu and mochiko too. Perhaps we should move to Hawaii!
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2:57 pm
Well I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who has no idea what shoyu & mochiko are.
That dish looks as if it might be sweet.
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3:41 pm
what Deborah said
4:04 pm
oh my gosh my favorite chicken….my brother joe usually makes this, but since he lives in Kaneohe lol ….I can now make it myself.
It’s whats for dinner tonight so I’m so glad I popped in on your site to see what was happening today! You planned my meal for me.
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4:42 pm
Please explain what shoyu and mochiko are. I’m guessing some kind of spice. Clue us in…it looks delicious!
5:04 pm
that makes me hungry!!
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5:15 pm
Ditto what Lisa in CA said.
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6:51 pm
I am definitely making this. it sounds so good!
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8:35 pm
That looks and sounds delicious!
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12:03 am
This looks a lot like a dish my friend makes. I can attest to the fact this it is yum-MY!
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12:38 am
Yes, this is making me very hungry. Looks delicious, and it’s possible my Asian grocer might have some shoyu and mochiko, or something similar. I’ll have to check it out.
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Kelly
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12:48 am
I made it Kailani,
it was some ono!
Dee
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2:10 am
okay, this looks just too yummy not to try it. i looked up mochiko and shoyu on yahoo and think i should be able to find them at the korean market my husband took me to a few years ago. i’ve been wanting to go back and since my son has never been there i think we’re taking a little road trip tomorrow!
have a wonderful and blessed week!
Briggie ^i^
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2:47 am
It looks so yummy!
Hugs,
Holly
1:20 pm
This sounds so delicious! An Asian store huh? When we wanted to make tamales, my daughter-in-law and I to a Mexican market but no one spoke English to help us find what we needed. I hope I do better at the Asian market.
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4:35 pm
Yum!! That looks WONDERFUL!! I am going to have to try that….
5:16 pm
This is a popular dish in Japan as well. Shoyu is Japanese for soy sauce and mochiko literally means sticky rice flour (or flour from sticky glutinous rice). Love this!
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3:07 pm
Potlucks are awesome…and the chicken looks yummy!
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4:31 pm
Okay, the Mochiko Chicken is marinating as I type this comment. You should have put a disclaimer in your post that it’s not a good idea to prepare this if hungry!!! The smell is out of this world! I had so much fun putting it all together. I can’t wait to have it for dinner tonight. I’ll snap a picture and post it on my blog and I’ll let you know how it turns out! Just an fyi - I was able to get everything I needed at our Asian market. The Mochiko (rice flour) was only $1.99 for the box, and Shoyu is actually Japanese for Soy Sauce and I have tons of that in my pantry (we do a lot of Sushi take-out). I opted to nix the sesame seeds because hubby isn’t allowed to have them. Next time I’ll split the marinade and do some with and some without! Thanks again for the recipe!
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6:17 pm
That sounds AWESOME. Thankfully, even here in Podunk we have us some Asian cuisine shops. They’re a little shady looking, but I’d brave them to try this dish!
Aha! That’s what I’ll guest blog about…Hunting for the ingredients and making the dish and testing it on friends/family. Ooo-ooo-ooo!
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12:25 am
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12:26 am
well, as promised I made the chicken, you can head over to my blog for my review!
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5:10 pm
it say’s to mix everything but the chicken then it say’s to marinate the chicken but what do i marinate the chicken in?
6:01 am
Found this recipe after trying mochiko chicken at our local Hawaiian restaurant. I am going to try it tonight. Thank you for sharing.
11:45 am
Oh, it’s delicious…ONO!! Love it, and can’t stop making it…we never get tired of it…thank you for sharing this recipe…LOVE it!
Mahalo Much:)
8:20 am
great, great recipe! just had it for dinner last night. marinating overnight makes for great flavor.
thank you.
7:41 am
oishi so desu ne
11:02 am
“Mochiko” - is a Rice Flour
“Shoyu” - is Soy Sauce
Both can be found in the Asian section of markets.
2:17 pm
Those of you in the mainland can buy rice flour. Its the same thing as Mochiko. I find it in fresh and Easy or Whole Foods.
Enjoy and thanks for the ono recipe!
2:00 pm
If you live in CA you can get both shoyu aka soy sauce and mochiko flour in the “asian section” of Ralphs.
(I'll take good care of it.)