Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Chicken Curry Tonkatsu

Chicken Curry Tonkatsu. "Katsu curry is super-delicious and is one of Japan's most popular dishes. Its heart is Indian spices, which were brought through the spice trade to Britain, where we manufactured our first curry powder; then, back again through trade, they went to Japan, along with the French technique of thickening sauces with a roux (fat and flour) - and the katsu curry was born. Today's recipe is a rich and flavorful Japanese katsu curry.

The Japanese absolutely love curry and deep-fried food. Katsu curry is a wonderful batch cook recipe. Double the quantities for the curry sauce and katsu chicken or tofu and freeze separately for up to two months. You can have Chicken Curry Tonkatsu using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Curry Tonkatsu

It's of Chicken cutlet.
Prepare 6 of chicken breasts.
It's of Salt.
It's of Pepper.
Prepare of Bread crumbs.
You need of Cornstarch.
You need of Egg.
Prepare of Sauce.
Prepare 1 box of Vermont Curry cubes.
You need 8 of medium baby carrots.
Prepare 3 of large potatoes.
Prepare .5 lbs of lean ground beef.
Prepare 2 of large bell peppers.
Prepare 1 of large white onion.
Prepare of Optional Egg topping.
It's of Egg.
Prepare of Butter.
Prepare of Vinegar.
It's of Spring oniom.

Defrost the protein overnight in the fridge before cooking, and either defrost the sauce in the microwave or fridge before warming through. Fact: Chicken katsu curry is known as a western style dish in Japan. Fry the onions and carrots until the onion is soft and translucent. Then add the garlic and ginger.

Chicken Curry Tonkatsu step by step

Pound chicken breasts flat. Season with salt and pepper. Coat with cornstarch, egg, and bread crumbs. Set aside. Tip: since the sauce yields up to 10 servings, I usually prepare a lot of the chicken this way and freeze them til the next time we eat this meal..
Cut veggies in large chunks, set aside. Mince onion..
In a large pan, saute onions in very little oil until fragrant. Add ground beef, pepper, and 2 tbsp fish sauce. Stir until beef is nice and cooked..
Add 6 cups of water to the hot pot and allow to boil. Add carrots and potatoes and allow to simmer until veggies are soft..
Turn off heat and add curry cubes. Mix well to disolve..
Turn on heat, add bell peppers and cook until desired crunch is achieved..
Deep fry your chicken cutlets..
Butter up a hot pan. Whisk some eggs with a bit of vinegar and cook slowly in a non stick egg pan..
Plate some rice. Add sauce and put chicken cutlet ontop beside runny scrambled eggs. Garnish with spring onion..

For the sauce, start to soften the onions, garlic and ginger. Allow to sit on a low to medium heat. It is covered with Panko, or Japanese style breadcrumb, on the outside and deep fried which gives a nice crunch. When you air fry it, however, it uses a lot less oil hence provides a healthier and quilt free alternative to enjoy this traditionally fried dish. Katsu curry is just a variation of Japanese curry with a chicken cutlet on top.