Hello, hello, hello; I hope that you are all well! I must start by apologizing for the delay in writing up this post. I meant to share it last week but I have been celebrating my birthday with my lovely friends and family (plus a lot of food of course!) and kept on postponing it… However I am here now and so happy to be sharing another recipe.
Chicken katsu is, in my humble opinion, the finest Japanese food export out there (after sushi of course). It consists of a thin fillet of chicken breast or thigh that is breaded in panko bread crumbs, deep fried and served with a mild curry sauce and rice. I have tried it in so many restaurants as when I see it on a menu I just have to order it, it’s like a magical magnetic foodie force. However I was also super keen to be able to make it myself so after rather a lot of recipe testing (it took a while to get the curry sauce just right) I concocted this recipe which I am sharing with you all today! If you have tried kastu curry before (any Wagamamas fans?) then I hope this is up to scratch and if not I hope that you enjoy dipping your toes into Japanese cuisine.
Serves 2
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable/ sunflower oil
- 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 stick of celery, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 tsp mild curry powder
- 300 ml chicken stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp garam massala
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- salt and pepper
- 2 medium chicken breasts
- 1 egg, whisked
- 3 tbsp panko bread crumbs
- further vegetable/ sunflower oil for frying
- 150 g sticky rice
- 1/2 cabbage, radish, 1 chili, 2 spring onions – sliced up to make a side salad (optional)
Β Method
- Ensure than all of the vegetables are prepped. In a large saucepan heat the oil on a medium heat and pour in the carrot, garlic, onion and celery. Leave to cook for ten minutes, stirring occasionally until all of the veg has softened. Stir 1 tbsp flour and the curry powder into the veg and then add in the chicken stock. Bring to the boil and then turn down the heat so that the sauce is simmering slightly and then add in the soy sauce, honey and garam massala. Stir until everything is combined and then place a lid on the pan and then leave it to cook for a further twenty five minutes.
- Meanwhile prep and cook the chicken. Place both chicken breasts underneath a sheet of baking parchment and use a rolling pin to flatten until they are 2 cm thick. In three separate plates place the flour, egg and panko bread crumbs and season each generously with salt and pepper. Dip the chicken first in the flour, then in the egg and then in the panko bread crumbs, ensuring it is well covered in each and then set to one side.
- In a medium sized frying pan (that can fit both chicken breasts) pour in the vegetable oil until it is about half an inch thick. Turn the heat onto high and wait until the oil starts to bubble a little, when it does turn the heat down to medium and add the chicken to the pan. Fry the chicken in the oil for about ten minutes or until the surface is a golden brown colour turning over half way through. Remove from the pan and finely slice the chicken breast.
- Cook the sticky rice according to the packet instructions. The sauce can either be served straight away or you can blend it until smooth. Assemble the chicken and rice and the pour over a generous amount of the curry sauce and serve with a side salad if you wish.
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Very nice.
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Thank you βΊ
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I love chicken katsu curry! Nice post and picture!
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Thanks very much! βΊ βΊ
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Looks so delicious ππ
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Thank you βΊ
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I’ve used panko bread crumbs to coat fish many times but never chicken, I’ll have to try your recipe on one of my curry nights, looks delicious π
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Ohhh let me know if you do! It does go so well with chicken π
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Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a great time celebrating! I never tried this, but it looks so appealing, especially that sauce..mmmh!
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Ah thanks so much, I had a great time. Yay let me know if you make it βΊ
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I will! π
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Wow π³ so yummy and delicious. Hope u had a great time.
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Thank yoh βΊ
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Welcome
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I can now make up the recipe in my own way being Glutin Free. Thank u.
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It looks great! I love Katsu Curry π
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Thanks very much, me too! βΊ
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Happy Belated Birthday! This sounds delicious.
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We love curry! thanks for sharing π
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Looks yummy, will have to try it out.
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Aw thank you, I’m glad to hear that you liked the post βΊ
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This is definitely something I want to try. But please, what is “mild curry powder” and where do I find it in the store?
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It’s just a very non spicey/ hot curry powder. Any curry powder would do but in some shops they have mild, medium and hot. Hope that helps!
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So I am guessing that “Curry Powder” is a spice genre in itself and I can find it in any grocery store with all the other spices?
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Yes definitely. βΊ
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Cool. Thanks. π Funny thing: I always thought Curry was strictly an Indian thing. Can’t wait to try it.
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I was doing some research into Japanese cuisine earlier and apparently curry is their most popular native dish! It’s also very big in Thailand.
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Oh wow!! That’s surprising. Makes me wonder why I’ve never seen it in the restaurants here in the U.S. Maybe it was there and I just didn’t see it.
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Looks so yummy! β€οΈβ
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Aw thanks so much! βΊ x
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Very happy birthday! Wonderful food!
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Ah thank you!! I had a lovely day! βΊ
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Yum! Thanks for sharing!
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You are very welcome βΊ
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Looks absolutely delicious! This is something that my mom would love, so I’ll definitely make it for her soon. Happy Belated Birthday as well! π
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Ah thanks very much! βΊ
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Happy belated birthday! I really like chicken Katsu too at Japanese restaurants. I even have most of the ingredients on hand! I’ll have to try my hand at this some day, thanks for a great recipe!
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Thanks very much βΊ ah perfect, I hope you enjoy making it then!
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Tasty combo of ingredients, looking forward to more of your delicious recipes, last week I tried one of your curry recipes and it was amazing! π
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Aw thanks so much, I’m so pleased that you made and enjoyed my recipe! βΊβΊ
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Yummy! I can almost taste it.
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chicken katsu is legit! AMAZING WORK.
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Reblogged this on Duncan's World and commented:
Interesting dish
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Omg this looks delicious
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Thank you π
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This looks amazing!!! I’m going to give it a try next week. Thanks!
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looks so good and nice chopstick!
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our love of Asian cuisine makes us kindred spirits. thanks for the “like” today on my blog about Korean Spring Chicken Stew
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OMG whenever we order Japanese food, I order sushi and my husband orders chicken Katsu. I’m going to have to make this one night soon! It looks delicious.
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Haha both such delicious foods! Let me know how you get on π
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They look absolutely delicious π
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Thanks very much π
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Looks very much like a dish I kept returning to Wagamama for when I was in London years ago!
Looks delicious, can’t wait to make it!
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Yes Wagamama does a great katsu – I think it its the first place I had it. π
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Looks and sounds so delicious π
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Thanks very much! π
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Wow this looks delicious! I will defo be making this soon ππ€€
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Thanks so much, I hope that you enjoy it! π
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It looks great!!
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Thanks very much π
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Chicken and pork katsu are wonderful dishes and I love Japanese curry.
PS: I cheated by using a commercial Japanese roux for my curry.
There are a wealth of recipes cooked in the Japanese home kitchen that haven’t been discovered by the west, I think. My first exposure, in the movie “Tampopo” has led me to trying a few like omurice, donburi, okonomiyaki, ochazuke, korokke, waifu pasta.
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Delicious!!!!!!!
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Thank you for touching base with me (Montaigbakhtinian.com). Your recipies look excellent. We’ll probably start with this katsu since my son shares your view of the dish. Your stuffed butternut squash also caught my eye. Best, William Eaton
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My hubby’s favourite dish! I will have to surprise him with this one evening – thank you for sharing π x
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Ah amazing! I hope he enjoys it. Let me know how you get on π x
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Will definitely do that! x
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I can now make up the recipe in my own way being Glutin Free. Thank u.
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