
Chicken Katsu Curry
Panko-crusted chicken sliced over rice and flooded with a mellow Japanese curry sauce. The crunch against the sauce is the whole thing.
- Total
- 45 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- chicken breast20 oz
- jasmine rice2 cup
- carrot3 piece
- yellow onion2 piece
- baby spinach4 cup
- panko breadcrumbs16 tbsp
- all-purpose flour8 tbsp
- egg2 piece
- curry powder6 tsp
- chicken broth40 tbsp
- soy sauce4 tbsp
- honey2 tbsp
- garlic8 clove
- olive oil5 tbsp
- salt2 tsp
You'll need
pot · skillet · bowl
Method
Cook the jasmine rice according to package directions.
15 min · boil
Soften the onion, carrot and garlic in oil until sweet.
7 min · saute
Stir in the curry powder and flour and cook until it smells toasty.
2 min · saute
Add broth, soy and honey, then simmer until the sauce thickens.
10 min · simmer
Halve the chicken breasts horizontally so they cook evenly.
4 min · prep
Coat each piece in flour, then egg, then press hard into panko.
5 min · prep
Fry in a shallow layer of oil, 4 minutes per side, until deep gold.
9 min · fry
Wilt the spinach into the curry sauce off the heat.
2 min · prep
Slice the katsu thick and lay it over rice, sauce poured alongside.
3 min · rest
Serving suggestion
Pour the sauce beside the katsu rather than over it, so the crust stays crisp.
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