Chicken Katsu Curry Recipe with Homemade Sauce

Homemade crispy chicken katsu curry served with rice.

Chicken Katsu Curry Recipe with Homemade Sauce

When presented with the word curry, it is easy to leap to India or South East Asia... However, Chicken Katsu Curry is considered to be a national food of Japan. It is super simple to make and is a real crowd-pleaser.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Anglo Japanese

Keyword chicken katsu curry, japanese chicken katsu, japanese katsu, japanese katsu curry

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Servings Servings

Calories 576kcal

Author Brian Jones

Ingredients

2 Skinless Chicken Breasts
4 tablespoon Flour
1 Egg
50 g Bread Crumbs ½ Cup
¼-½ teaspoon Salt
⅛ teaspoon Black Pepper
Oil (for frying)

For the Curry Sauce:

1 Small Onion 100g
2 Garlic Cloves
1 tablespoon Flour
1 tablespoon Curry Powder
½ tablespoon Turmeric
1 tablespoon Shaoxing Wine
½ tablespoon Brown Sugar
1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
250 ml Chicken stock 1 Cup
1 tablespoon Cooking Oil

Instructions

Peel and finely dice the onion for the curry sauce.
Heat a 28cm or 11" frying pan over a medium heat, and when it is hot, add the oil and onions. Cook gently for 10 minutes; you do not want to add any colour.
Peel and finely slice the garlic, add it to the softened onions and cook for a further minute.
Add in the flour and stir for 60-90 seconds to begin cooking out the flour.
Add in the remaining ingredients for the curry sauce and cook at a simmer for 15-20 minutes.

When the sauce has cooked and has a nice texture, I like to blend and pass it through a fine-mesh sieve, although this step is optional.

Whilst the sauce is cooking, bash out the chicken breasts so that they are an even thickness. Aim for around 1cm (just under ½").
Dredge the chicken breasts in well-seasoned flour. Dip into the egg, which has been beaten and finally into the breadcrumbs.
Shallow fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes on each side in 5mm-1cm (¼-½") oil that has been heated to 170°C or 340°F in a 30cm or 12" frying pan.
Slice the chicken and pour over the sauce.

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Notes

Serve with some simple basmati rice with lots of coriander through it.

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