Chicken Katsu Bento

Posted 2014-10-26 by chef@home ⇒ follow

Chicken Katsu is a popular Japanese dish of deep fried chicken cutlet drizzled with tonkatsu sauce. This dish is easy to prepare at home, makes it a great dish for the family and kids.

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients
2 chicken breast fillets
salad leaves, to serve
cherry tomatoes, to serve
tonkatsu sauce, to serve
Japanese mayonnaise, to serve
steamed Japanese rice, to serve

Marinade
2 tbsp cooking sake
a pinch of salt
a pinch of black pepper

Coating
2 eggs, lightly beaten
potato starch
panko breadcrumbs

Method

Wash the chicken breast fillets and pat dry with paper towel. Slice the chicken breast diagonally.

Marinade the fillets with sake, salt and black pepper for 15 minutes.

Coat a slice of marinated fillet in potato starch, then dip into the egg, finally coat with panko breadcrumbs. Repeat with the remaining fillets. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.