Japanese Fried Chicken - Lettuce Entertain You

Ingredients

• 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• 3 cups marinade (see ingredients and method below)
• Dredge (see ingredients and method below)
• 3 cups tempura batter (see ingredients and method below)
• 1 cup tobanjan aioli for dipping (see ingredients and method below)
• Canola oil for frying
• 1¾ cups fish sauce
• ½ cup inexpensive (cooking) sake
• ½ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup grated ginger
• ½ cup minced garlic (one full bulb)
• ¼ cup kosher salt
• 1 Tbsp. ground white pepper
• 1⅓ cup sesame oil
• 1 egg white
• ¼ cup potato starch
• 2 cups tempura flour
• 2 cups cold water
• 1 Tbsp. tobanjan chili bean sauce
• ½ Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
• ¼ Tbsp. white sugar
• 5 Tbsp. Kewpie Mayonnaise (or regular mayonnaise of choice)