CHICKEN KATSU DON
CHICKEN KATSU DON
CRISPY CHICKEN KATSU SERVE WITH SAVORY SAUCE OVER RICE, SUPER EASY AND A DISH EASILY BY EVERBODY
INGREDIENTS
- 200 g chicken tenders (I prefer to use boneless thigh)
- kosher/sea salt (I use Diamond Crystal; Use half for table salt)
- freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour (plain flour)
- 3 large egg (50 g w/o shell) (1 for chicken katsu, 2 for donburi)
- 1 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- neutral-flavored oil (vegetable, canola, etc) (for deep frying)
- ½ onion
- 2 serving cooked Japanese short-grain rice
- Mitsuba (Japanese parsley)
- Ichimi Togarashi (Japanese chili pepper)
SEASONINGS:
- ⅔ cup dashi (Japanese soup stock; click to learn more)
- 1½ Tbsp sake
- 1½ Tbsp mirin
- 1½ Tbsp soy sauce
- 1½ tsp sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Dust salt and pepper on chicken tenders and dredge in the flour, the beaten egg (1 egg) and the panko.
- Heat ½ inch of oil in a frying pan and deep fry at 350F (180C) until golden brown. Take out the chicken and drain extra oil on paper towel.
- Slice onion and make dashi stock.
- In a frying pan, bring Seasonings and onion to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and cook onion until wilted.
- Put chicken katsu in it and turn the heat up to medium high heat. Pour and distribute beaten egg (2 eggs) evenly.
- When the egg is half cooked, roughly 30 seconds, add mitsuba and turn off the heat. Serve rice in a Donburi bowl and put Chicken and egg mixture on top. Serve with Ichimi togarashi (chili pepper) on the side.
