Flavourful Chicken Katsu

Sweet and spicy finger-licking katsu curry sauce covering crisp panko-crumbed chicken hits the spot every time. Served on a bed of perfectly cooked jasmine rice and sided with pak choi and charred pineapple rings. Need we say more?

Flavourful Chicken Katsu

with jasmine rice, pak choi & coriander

Hands on Time: 30 - 45 minutes

Overall Time: 45 - 60 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Apple
  • Apples
  • Chicken
  • Cornflour
  • Free-range Chicken Breast
  • Free-range Chicken Breasts
  • Fresh Chilli
  • Fresh Chillies
  • Fresh Coriander
  • Jasmine Rice
  • Katsu Sauce Base
  • Katsu Spice Blend
  • Onion
  • Onions
  • Pak Choi
  • Panko Breadcrumbs
  • Tinned Pineapple Rings

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Egg/s
  • Paper Towel
  • Blender
  • Cling Wrap
Photo of Flavourful Chicken Katsu
  1. GO!

    Place the rinsed rice in a pot with 200ml of salted water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steam, 8-10 minutes. Fluff with a fork, toss through ½ the chopped coriander, and cover.

  2. SAUCY

    Boil the kettle. Place a pot over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion and the diced apple until slightly softened, 6-8 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  3. CHICKEN

    While the onion mixture is frying, pat the chicken dry with paper towel and place on a chopping board. Cover with cling wrap and pummel with a rolling pin or bottle to create an even thickness. Whisk 1 egg in a shallow dish with 1 tsp of water. Prepare two more shallow dishes: one containing the cornflour (lightly seasoned) and the other containing the breadcrumbs. Coat the chicken in the cornflour first, then in the egg, and lastly in the breadcrumbs. Place a pan over medium-high heat with enough oil to cover the base. When hot, fry the chicken breast until golden and cooked through, 1-2 minutes per side. Remove from the pan, drain on paper towel, and season.

  4. BLEND

    Once the onion and apple have softened slightly, stir in ½ the sliced chilli (to taste), 160ml of boiling water, and the katsu spice blend. Cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Stir through the katsu sauce base and the reserved pineapple juice (to taste). Increase the heat to medium-high and simmer until thickened, 3-4 minutes. Pour into a blender and pulse until smooth. Season. If too thick, add warm water in 10ml increments. Cover and set aside.

  5. SIDES

    Roughly shred the rinsed pak choi leaves. Return the pan, wiped down, to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the shredded pak choi and fry until slightly softened, 2-3 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and season. Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the drained pineapple rings and fry until charred, 1-2 minutes per side.

  6. HEAVEN

    Plate up the rice. Top with the chicken, and cover in the katsu sauce. Side with the charred pineapple rings and the pak choi. Garnish with the remaining coriander and chilli (to taste).

  • Jasmine Rice - 100ml

  • Fresh Coriander - 3g

  • Onion - 1

  • Apple - 1

  • Free-range Chicken Breast - 1

  • Cornflour - 30ml

  • Panko Breadcrumbs - 100ml

  • Fresh Chilli - 1

  • Katsu Spice Blend - 5ml

  • Katsu Sauce Base - 10ml

  • Tinned Pineapple Rings - 80g

  • Pak Choi - 200g

  1. GO!

    Place the rinsed rice in a pot with 400ml of salted water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steam, 8-10 minutes. Fluff with a fork, toss through ½ the chopped coriander, and cover.

  2. SAUCY

    Boil the kettle. Place a pot over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion and the diced apple until slightly softened, 6-8 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  3. CHICKEN

    While the onion mixture is frying, pat the chicken dry with paper towel and place on a chopping board. Cover with cling wrap and pummel with a rolling pin or bottle to create an even thickness. Whisk 1 egg in a shallow dish with 2 tsp of water. Prepare two more shallow dishes: one containing the cornflour (lightly seasoned) and the other containing the breadcrumbs. Coat one of the chicken breasts in the cornflour first, then in the egg, and lastly in the breadcrumbs. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts. Place a pan over medium-high heat with enough oil to cover the base. When hot, fry the chicken breasts until golden and cooked through, 1-2 minutes per side. Remove from the pan, drain on paper towel, and season.

  4. BLEND

    Once the onion and apple have softened slightly, stir in ½ the sliced chilli (to taste), 200ml of boiling water, and the katsu spice blend. Cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Stir through the katsu sauce base and the reserved pineapple juice (to taste). Increase the heat to medium-high and simmer until thickened, 3-4 minutes. Pour into a blender and pulse until smooth. Season. If too thick, add warm water in 10ml increments. Cover and set aside.

  5. SIDES

    Roughly shred the rinsed pak choi leaves. Return the pan, wiped down, to a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the shredded pak choi and fry until slightly softened, 2-3 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and season. Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the drained pineapple rings and fry until charred, 1-2 minutes per side.

  6. HEAVEN

    Plate up the rice. Top with the chicken, and cover in the katsu sauce. Side with the charred pineapple rings and the pak choi. Garnish with the remaining coriander and chilli (to taste).

  • Jasmine Rice - 200ml

  • Fresh Coriander - 5g

  • Onion - 1

  • Apple - 1

  • Free-range Chicken Breasts - 2

  • Cornflour - 60ml

  • Panko Breadcrumbs - 200ml

  • Fresh Chillies - 2

  • Katsu Spice Blend - 10ml

  • Katsu Sauce Base - 20ml

  • Tinned Pineapple Rings - 160g

  • Pak Choi - 400g

  1. GO!

    Place the rinsed rice in a pot with 600ml of salted water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steam, 8-10 minutes. Fluff with a fork, toss through ½ the chopped coriander, and cover.

  2. SAUCY

    Boil the kettle. Place a pot over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion and the diced apple until slightly softened, 8-10 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  3. CHICKEN

    While the onion mixture is frying, pat the chicken dry with paper towel and place on a chopping board. Cover with cling wrap and pummel with a rolling pin or bottle to create an even thickness. Whisk 2 eggs in a shallow dish with 2 tbsp of water. Prepare two more shallow dishes: one containing the cornflour (lightly seasoned) and the other containing the breadcrumbs. Coat one of the chicken breasts in the cornflour first, then in the egg, and lastly in the breadcrumbs. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts. Place a pan over medium-high heat with enough oil to cover the base. When hot, fry the chicken breasts until golden and cooked through, 1-2 minutes per side. Remove from the pan, drain on paper towel, and season.

  4. BLEND

    Once the onion and apple have softened slightly, stir in ½ of the sliced chilli (to taste), 260ml of boiling water, and the katsu spice blend. Cook until fragrant, 2-3 minutes (shifting constantly). Stir through the katsu sauce base and the reserved pineapple juice (to taste). Increase the heat to medium-high and simmer until thickened, 4-5 minutes. Pour into a blender and pulse until smooth. Season. If too thick, add warm water in 10ml increments. Cover and set aside.

  5. SIDES

    Roughly shred the rinsed pak choi leaves. Return the pan, wiped down, to a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the shredded pak choi and fry until slightly softened, 2-3 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and season. Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the drained pineapple rings and fry until charred, 1-2 minutes per side.

  6. HEAVEN

    Plate up the rice. Top with the chicken, and cover in the katsu sauce. Side with the charred pineapple rings and the pak choi. Garnish with the remaining coriander and chilli (to taste).

  • Jasmine Rice - 300ml

  • Fresh Coriander - 8g

  • Onions - 2

  • Apples - 2

  • Free-range Chicken Breasts - 3

  • Cornflour - 90ml

  • Panko Breadcrumbs - 300ml

  • Fresh Chillies - 3

  • Katsu Spice Blend - 16,25ml

  • Katsu Sauce Base - 30ml

  • Tinned Pineapple Rings - 240g

  • Pak Choi - 600g

  1. GO!

    Place the rinsed rice in a pot with 800ml of salted water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steam, 8-10 minutes. Fluff with a fork, toss through ½ the chopped coriander, and cover.

  2. SAUCY

    Boil the kettle. Place a pot over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion and the diced apple until slightly softened, 8-10 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  3. CHICKEN

    While the onion mixture is frying, pat the chicken dry with paper towel and place on a chopping board. Cover with cling wrap and pummel with a rolling pin or bottle to create an even thickness. Whisk 2 eggs in a shallow dish with 2 tbsp of water. Prepare two more shallow dishes: one containing the cornflour (lightly seasoned) and the other containing the breadcrumbs. Coat one of the chicken breasts in the cornflour first, then in the egg, and lastly in the breadcrumbs. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts. Place a pan over medium-high heat with enough oil to cover the base. When hot, fry the chicken breasts until golden and cooked through, 1-2 minutes per side. Remove from the pan, drain on paper towel, and season.

  4. BLEND

    Once the onion and apple have softened slightly, stir in ½ the sliced chilli (to taste), 320ml of boiling water, and the katsu spice blend. Cook until fragrant, 2-3 minutes (shifting constantly). Stir through the katsu sauce base and the reserved pineapple juice (to taste). Increase the heat to medium-high and simmer until thickened, 4-5 minutes. Pour into a blender and pulse until smooth. Season. If too thick, add warm water in 10ml increments. Cover and set aside.

  5. SIDES

    Roughly shred the rinsed pak choi leaves. Return the pan, wiped down, to a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the shredded pak choi and fry until slightly softened, 2-3 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and season. Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the drained pineapple rings and fry until charred, 1-2 minutes per side.

  6. HEAVEN

    Plate up the rice. Top with the chicken, and cover in the katsu sauce. Side with the charred pineapple rings and the pak choi. Garnish with the remaining coriander and chilli (to taste).

  • Jasmine Rice - 400ml

  • Fresh Coriander - 10g

  • Onions - 2

  • Apples - 2

  • Free-range Chicken Breasts - 4

  • Cornflour - 120ml

  • Panko Breadcrumbs - 400ml

  • Fresh Chillies - 4

  • Katsu Spice Blend - 25ml

  • Katsu Sauce Base - 40ml

  • Tinned Pineapple Rings - 320g

  • Pak Choi - 800g

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