Coconut Katsu Chicken
with Pickled Cucumber Salad & Garlic Rice
Top panko-crumbed chicken breast with a creamy, coconutty katsu sauce and you have a dish that rivals what you could get at your local Japanese joint. Serve with garlic-infused jasmine rice to soak up the sauce, plus a pickled cucumber salad for some crunch and to cut the richness.
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Ingredients
2 clove
garlic
1 packet
jasmine rice
(May be present: Wheat, Gluten, Soy. )
1
cucumber
1
carrot
1 packet
chicken breast
1 packet
panko breadcrumbs
(Contains Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Soy. )
1 packet
katsu paste
1 tin
coconut milk
1 bag
mixed salad leaves
½
Long Chilli
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
20 g
butter
1.25 cup
water
¼ cup
rice wine vinegar
2 tbs
plain flour
(Contains Gluten;)
¼ tsp
salt
1
egg
(Contains Egg;)
Nutritional Values
Utensils
Instructions
• Finely chop garlic. • In a medium saucepan, heat the butter with a dash of olive oil over medium heat. Cook garlic until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Add the water and a generous pinch of salt, then bring to the boil. Add jasmine rice. Stir, cover with a lid and reduce heat to low. Cook for 12 minutes, then remove from heat. • Keep covered until rice is tender and water is absorbed, 10-15 minutes.
TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam, so don't peek!
• While the rice is cooking, thinly slice cucumber into rounds. • In a large bowl, combine the rice wine vinegar and a good pinch of sugar and salt. Add cucumber to the pickling liquid. Add enough water to just cover cucumber, then set aside. • Grate carrot. Thinly slice long chilli (if using).
• Place chicken breast between two sheets of baking paper. Pound with a meat mallet or rolling pin until an even thickness, about 1cm. • In a shallow bowl, whisk the plain flour, the salt and the egg until combined. In a second shallow bowl, place panko breadcrumbs. • Dip chicken into egg mixture to coat, then into breadcrumbs. Set aside on a plate.
Little cooks: Help crumb the chicken! Use one hand for the wet ingredients and the other for the dry ingredients so you don't end up with sticky fingers. Make sure to wash your hands well afterwards.
• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with enough olive oil to coat the base. • When oil is hot, cook chicken, in batches, until golden and cooked through, 2-4 minutes each side. • Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
TIP: Add extra oil if needed so the chicken doesn't stick to the pan!
TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it's no longer pink inside.
• While the chicken is cooking, heat a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook katsu paste and coconut milk, stirring, until heated through and thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat. • Drain pickled cucumber, then return to the bowl. Combine with a drizzle of olive oil, the mixed salad leaves and carrot.
Little cooks: Show them how it's done and help toss the salad!
• Slice the chicken. • Divide garlic rice between plates. Top with chicken. Pour over coconut katsu sauce. • Garnish with chilli. Serve with pickled cucumber salad. Enjoy!
Little cooks: Under adult supervision, add the finishing touch by pouring the sauce on top. Be careful, the pan is hot!