Golden crumbed chicken Katsu with pickled salad, rice & soy mayo
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 18 minutesminutes
Total Time: 28 minutesminutes
Servings 4people
Appliance/Function:
Equipment
1 Large bowl
1 Small pot or rice cooker
2 Medium bowls
1 Frypan
Ingredients
Pickled veggies
1carrot
1radish
1cucumber
1tbspapple cider vinegar
1tsphoney
Rice
1cupjasmine rice
Chicken
¼cupKewpie mayo
2tspsoy sauce
½cuppanko breadcrumbsor gluten-free breadcrumbs
500gchicken breastskinless, boneless
1tbspolive oil
To finish
1tspwasabioptional
1tspsesame seeds
1spring onion
Instructions
Pickle veggies
Shred 1 carrot using a julienne peeler or coarsely grate with a box grater. Thinly slice 1 radish. Peel 1 cucumber into ribbons with a vegetable peeler. Put 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp honey and a generous pinch of salt in a large bowl and stir to dissolve the salt. Add the carrot, radish and cucumber and toss to combine. Set aside to pickle, tossing occasionally, until needed.
Cook rice
Rinse 1 cup jasmine rice until the water runs clear. Put in a small pot with 310 ml or 1¼ cup of water, cover and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 12 minutes or until tender and the water is absorbed. Turn off the heat and stand, covered, for at least 5 minutes.
Crumb chicken
Meanwhile, combine ¼ cup Kewpie mayo and 2 tsp soy sauce in a bowl. Put ½ cup panko breadcrumbs in a shallow dish. Put 500 g chicken breast flat on a board, put your hand on top and halve horizontally into fillets. Put 1 tbsp of the Kewpie mayo mixture in a separate small bowl then brush or spoon all over the chicken, reserving the remaining Kewpie mayo mixture. Press the chicken into the breadcrumbs to coat both sides.
Cook chicken
Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frypan over medium heat. Cook the chicken for 2-3 minutes each side, until golden and cooked through. Drain on a wire rack set over a paper towel (this will keep the crumb crisp) - season with salt.
To finish
Drain the veggies, reserving the pickling liquid. Whisk 1 tsp wasabi and 1 tsp of pickling liquid into the small bowl with the reserved Kewpie mayo mixture. Fluff the rice with a fork. Thinly slice 1 spring onion at an angle (if using)Tip: Wasabi is spicy, so reduce the amount or omit it, if you prefer.
To serve
Divide the rice, and golden crumbed chicken katsu with pickled veggies between plates. Sprinkle with 1 tsp sesame seeds and spring onion. Serve with the wasabi mayo on the side.