{"id":54907,"date":"2025-01-31T17:09:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?p=54907"},"modified":"2026-01-21T23:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:33:12","slug":"chicken-katsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2025\/01\/31\/chicken-katsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Katsu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">with Roasted Green Beans &amp; Ginger Rice<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: 2<\/h4>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted from: Hello Fresh<\/h6>\n<p>Southern-fried, Milanese-style, schnitzel, Kiev\u2014the dishes come from all corners of the world! True to form, this Japanese-style rendition is comforting and delicious. Here, chicken is pounded thin, coated in panko and cornstarch, then flash-fried until light and crunchy. On the side is a classic katsu dipping sauce, plus tender roasted green beans and ginger rice.<br \/>\nPrep: 5 Cook: 30<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">thumb ginger<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">6<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz green beans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp garlic powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS cornstarch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">4<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS katsu sauce<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup jasmine rice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">10<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz chicken cutlets<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup panko breadcrumbs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS sour cream<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS sesame seeds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">salt &amp; pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">cooking oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">butter<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nCook rice: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425\u00b0F. Wash and dry produce.<\/p>\n<p>Peel and mince or grate <strong>ginger.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heat a drizzle of <strong>oil<\/strong> in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add <strong>ginger,<\/strong> cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1- to 2-minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Stir in <strong>rice<\/strong> and \u00be cup <strong>water.<\/strong> Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until <strong>rice<\/strong> is tender, for 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roast green beans: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While <strong>rice<\/strong> cooks, toss <strong>green beans<\/strong> on a baking sheet with a drizzle of <strong>oil,<\/strong> season with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 12-15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pound chicken: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, pat <strong>chicken<\/strong> dry with paper towels. Place between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound with a mallet or heavy-bottomed pan until \u00bd inch thick. Season all over with <strong>garlic powder, salt,<\/strong> and <strong>pepper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bread chicken: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Season both sides of the <strong>chicken<\/strong> pieces with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper,<\/strong> and dust with a light, even coating of <strong>flour.<\/strong> In one shallow bowl, beat the <strong>egg.<\/strong> Put the <strong>panko breadcrumbs<\/strong> into another shallow bowl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Dip the <strong>chicken<\/strong> into the <strong>egg<\/strong> to coat. Transfer to the <strong>panko<\/strong> and press it evenly into the <strong>chicken<\/strong> to get a good coating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cook chicken: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heat a 1\u20443-inch layer of <strong>oil<\/strong> in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Once <strong>oil<\/strong> is hot enough that a pinch of <strong>panko<\/strong> sizzles when added to the pan, add <strong>chicken.<\/strong> Cook until <strong>panko<\/strong> is golden-brown, and <strong>chicken<\/strong> is cooked through, 3- to 5 minutes per side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Thinner pieces will cook faster.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finish &amp; serve: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Place <strong>katsu sauce<\/strong> in a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave until warm, 20 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Fluff <strong>rice<\/strong> with a fork, stir in 1 TBS <strong>butter<\/strong> and season with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Divide <strong>rice, chicken,<\/strong> and <strong>green beans<\/strong> between plates. Drizzle <strong>chicken<\/strong> with <strong>katsu sauce<\/strong> to taste (or serve on the side for dipping). Sprinkle <strong>chicken<\/strong> and <strong>green beans<\/strong> with as many <strong>sesame seeds<\/strong> as you like and serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with Roasted Green Beans &amp; Ginger Rice Yield: 2 Adapted from: Hello Fresh Southern-fried, Milanese-style, schnitzel, Kiev\u2014the dishes come from all corners of the world! True to form, this Japanese-style rendition is comforting and delicious. Here, chicken is pounded thin, coated in panko and cornstarch, then flash-fried until light and crunchy. On the side is a classic katsu dipping sauce, plus tender roasted green beans and ginger rice. Prep: 5 Cook: 30 1thumb ginger 6oz green beans 1tsp garlic powder&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2025\/01\/31\/chicken-katsu\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[375,14],"tags":[286,123,288],"class_list":["post-54907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-complete-meal","category-poultry","tag-chicken-breast","tag-green-beans","tag-jasmine-rice"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Chicken-Katsu.jpg?fit=624%2C493&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54907"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55760,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54907\/revisions\/55760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}