Chicken Katsu

From: Ilysse

On Mar 31, 2008

Very good chicken. We did not care for the sauce but I loved the sauce recipe suggested by Amy in Hawaii. DH and DD like it with Ponzu sauce. I deep fried it and I served it with rice and green beans dressed with the Ponzu and a little oil. Very good. I will be making this again. I think this would also be very nice with shrimp and actually remember my brother getting something similar at a Japanese restaurant when we were kids. Thanks for posting. UPDATE: I ate this cold for lunch with Amy's sauce and it was wonderful. This would, therefore, be a great dish to take on a picnic or for lunch. Just make it the night b4 and your ready to go.

From: ZeeCooks

On Feb 10, 2007

My daughter took 2nd place in a Japanese language contest today and she wanted a Japanese dish for dinner. We modified this — using pork instead of chicken — as a form of Tonkatsu. The pork was pretty thick so I browned it on the stovetop and then finished it in the oven (375 for 20 minutes). Delicious! We loved it.

From: Amy in Hawaii

On Mar 31, 2006

Lucky I live Hawaii. I have easy access to tonkatsu sauce. This is the sauce recipe from "Hawaii's Best Local Dishes" Katsu sauce: Combine 1/3 cup catsup, 1/4 cup shoyu, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, and a pinch of Ground red pepper. I also cheat and go the easy route by combining equal parts catsup and oyseter sauce or I use Vietnamese Sweet chili sauce instead. (You can probably find this in the oriental section of the grocery or chinatown.

From: Sandi (From CA)

On Feb 18, 2006

I made JUST the sauce from this recipe and opted for #48606 for the chicken. I did make a few changes based on what I had on hand... omitted the applesauce altogether, used only 1 tsp sugar and used 1 tablespoon cocktail sauce (!) instead of ketchup. I know that's a lot of changes, but I think the basic flavor was still there enough to warrant a review. It was amazingly delicious and I've saved it into my "Encore!" cookbook for all time. ;o) Thank you!