| If you love your chicken, you'd have definitely | | | | apple with corn syrup and other ingredients. This |
| tasted the Japanese specialty, chicken katsu. You | | | | makes a great dip for your chicken katsu and is |
| can find this tasty dish in most Japanese | | | | available in most supermarkets. |
| restaurants, served with crisp cabbage and rice. | | | | Here's my recipe for crunchy chicken katsus - |
| The accompaniment to this fried chicken is | | | | You'll need - |
| Tonkatsu sauce. | | | | * Chicken breast halves (remove the skin and |
| The Tonkatsu is the precursor of the katsu. | | | | bones) - 4 |
| Japanese cooks found a way to make crisp | | | | * All-purpose flour - 2 tbsp |
| deep-fried pork cutlets in the late 19th century. | | | | * Beaten egg - 1 |
| Pork meat was seasoned with salt and pepper, | | | | * Panko bread crumbs - 1 cup |
| dipped in egg yolk, covered with Japanese bread | | | | * Cooking oil - for frying |
| crumbs and fried to make delicious cutlet that's | | | | * Salt |
| crunchy on the outside and soft within. The | | | | * Pepper |
| tonkatsu is part of the Yoshoku cuisine, a | | | | Chicken Katsu - How To Make |
| Japanese cooking style that's inspired that | | | | Crush the chicken to a thickness of half an inch. |
| western cuisine. There are variations to the | | | | Sprinkle salt and pepper all over the chicken |
| tonkatsu such as the chicken katsu, Menchi katsu, | | | | pieces. Dip the pieces first in flour and dust off |
| beef katsu and ham katsu. | | | | any excess flour. Then, coat them with egg. Now |
| Of these, the chicken has made its way to Hawaii | | | | place these pieces in the bowl with panko bread |
| to be a part of the state's cuisine. It's served as | | | | crumbs making sure they are generously coated |
| a popular entree in the islands of Hawaii. It's easy | | | | with the crumbs. Take oil in a pan and heat it |
| to make succulent chicken at home. You can | | | | over a medium flame. Fry the chicken cutlets in |
| serve it as a main course for lunch as a part of | | | | the hot oil and keep them immersed for about |
| katsu-don where the chicken is served with rice | | | | four minutes till they turn crispy brown. |
| and curry sauce. If you don't feel like a heavy | | | | Your crisp chicken katsu's ready. Serve over |
| sit-down meal, just use your chicken as a | | | | jasmine rice with curry sauce for a real Japanese |
| sandwich filling and snack on it. The tonkatsu | | | | meal. |
| sauce is a delicious gravy that combines pureed | | | | |