Fried Chicken Sandwich - Andrew Zimmern

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 quarts oil for frying
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic (I use a Microplane)
• 3 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
• Several fresh minced hot chiles
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 tablespoon ground pepper
• 1/3 cup minced scallions
• 2 tablespoons Chinese or Japanese rice wine
• 2 tablespoons naturally brewed soy sauce. (Get a good one, like Yamasa, which you can often find in grocery stores, or anything from The Japanese Pantry )
• 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 egg plus one egg yolk
• 1/4 cup cornstarch mixed well with 1/4 cup flour (make a little extra of this mix)
• 4 boneless chicken thighs, ideally skin-on
• Sliced tomato
• Shredded Napa cabbage
• Lemon juice
• Apricot jam mixed with equal parts Chinese or Japanese hot mustard (or to taste)
• Brioche buns