Ingredients

Chicken

• Skinless and boneless chicken thighs or alternatively, chicken breasts. Amount is up to you.
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups Panko Bread crumbs
• 3 eggs, beaten and mixed with 2 tbsp water

Coleslaw

• 2 quarters of cabbage, rinsed and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup of mayonnaise
• juice of half a lemon
• salt and pepper to taste
• optional chilli flakes

Curry Sauce

• 1 packet of S&B Golden curry. (I was not paid to mention this product)

Instructions

Prepping the chicken

1. You have to beat the chicken. Place your chicken between two sheets of cling wrap and beat it with a kitchen mallet or a flat-bottomed pan until it's half an inch thick.
2. For the breading, place your flour, egg mixture, and panko breadcrumbs onto three separate plates. The amount above is a suggestion, you might have to use more depending on how many pieces you're making. To avoid making a mess, use one hand for dry and one hand for wet when doing the following: Take your chicken and
   • Dredge it in the flour first, making sure to cover all parts of it
   • Dip it in the egg mixture, likewise, making sure everything is covered
   • Lastly, press it down onto the panko breadcrumbs covering both sides.
   • Stack on top of each other with parchment paper in between the chicken pieces
   • Repeat for each of your chicken pieces
   • You can store this in the fridge overnight
3. When you're ready to cook, fill a deep-bottom pan with oil up to half and heat on high until it reaches 350F.
4. Place the chicken onto the hot oil away from you, I lowered the heat to medium and let it cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until breading is golden brown.
5. Set aside onto a cooling rack, seasoning it with a little salt while it's still hot.

Making the Coleslaw

1. In a mixing bowl, toss the thinly sliced coleslaw with the mayonnaise and lemon juice
2. Season with salt and pepper to taste and optionally add chilli flakes for a little bit of heat.
3. Store in the fridge covered with a plastic wrap until ready to plate.

The Curry Sauce

1. Like I said, I cheated here by using S&B Golden Curry. You can get these on any Asian Markets. It's basically curry roux. Just bring water to a boil and mix it in. You can add chopped carrots and potatoes for a basic curry.

Assembly

1. Serve the chicken with hot steamed rice, cover it with a ladle-full of curry sauce and then, you can place the coleslaw on the same plate or on the side.

Tags:

• chicken
• japanese
• katsu