Chicken Katsu

How to Make Chicken Katsu

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Chicken katsu is widely seen on most Japanese and Korean restaurant menus. Deep fried chicken pieces with a side of dipping sauce can fulfill a good meal. Normally, chicken katsu is either served on a bed of cabbage slices or placed next to a scoop of rice.

Ingredients

• 5 lbs of chicken thighs (deboned)
  
• salt
  
• pepper
  
• garlic powder
  
• flour
  
• 2 eggs (beaten)
  
• corn flake crumbs
  
• oil (for deep frying)
  

Katsu Sauce

• 1/3 cup of ketchup
  
• 1/4 cup of shoyu or soy sauce
  
• 1/4 cup of sugar
  
• 2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce
  
• 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper (ground)
  
• 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
  

Steps

1. Make sure that the chicken thighs are deboned. If needed, cut off any excess fat. Lightly pound each piece with the side of a knife's blade to flatten out the sides.
   
2. Get a bowl or a plastic Ziplock bag. Place the garlic salt, flour, pepper, and salt in it.
   
3. Coat each chicken piece in the dry mixture.
   
4. Dip, not soak, the chicken into the egg batter.
   
5. Lay the chicken in the cornflake crumbs and be sure to coat them.
   
6. Get your wok or a large skillet heated with the cooking oil. Once the oil is hot and sizzling, slowly drop the chicken pieces into the pan. Use the sides of the pan to drop the pieces; this is to avoid any oil splattering.
   
7. Remove chicken pieces from the pan once they are golden brown in color. You can also check if the chicken is well cooked by piercing and opening a slit.
   
8. Cut into slices and serve on a bed of lettuce or cabbage.
   

Sauce

1. Pour the ingredients needed to make the sauce into a pot.
   
2. Let everything mix together and bring the mixture to a boil.
   

Tips

• You can leave the sauce on the side as a dipping treat or you can drizzle over the chicken pieces.
  
• This recipe serves 8.
  
• If you wish to cook ahead of time, the frying part can be done and then the completed chicken katsu can be stored in the refrigerator. Microwave pieces when ready to eat.
  

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Sources and Citations

• Source of Information
  

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