Ingredients
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kosher salt
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black pepper
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1/2 cup flour
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3 eggs, lightly beaten with
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1/3 cup water
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2 cups japanese panko breadcrumbs
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1/2 head cabbage, shredded
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1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
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1/4 cup granulated sugar
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1/4 cup soy sauce
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1/4 cup tomato ketchup
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1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
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4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
Instructions
- With a sharp knife, lightly score both sides of the chicken breasts in a checkerboard pattern.
- Lay a sheet of plastic wrap over the breasts and pound until they are about ½ inch thick.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Dredge the chicken in the flour and then dip it in the beaten eggs, shaking to remove excess.
- Dip each piece in the flour and egg again an then coat the chicken in the panko.
- In a deep, straight sided sauté pan, heat about ¼ inch vegetable oil over medium high heat until the oil ripples and simmers in the pan and instantly erupts into lots of bubbles when you dip a corner of the chicken breast into it.
- Immediately reduce the heat to medium low and fry the chicken in batches until cooked through and golden on both sides, 4 to 6 minutes per side.
- If the oil seems to cool down to much during frying, increase the heat a little to maintain a steady bubbling action.
- Drain the chicken on paper towels and serve it with abundant shredded cabbage and tonkatsu sauce.
- tonkatsu sauce: In a small saucepan, whisk together the Worcestershire, sugar, soy sauce and ketchup.
- Bring to a simmer over medium low heat.
- Reduce the heat to gentle simmer and whisk often until reduced to 1 cup, about 10 minutes.
- Whisk in mustard and allspice.
- Cool to room temperature.
- The sauce will keep for 1 week in the refrigerator.