Korean chicken katsu curry

Serves:4

Ingredients

  • 1 large free range egg, beaten
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp mixed with 2 tbsp cold water corn flour
  • 3 tbsp organic chicken stock
  • 2 dates, pitted
  • 2 tbsp mild curry paste
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped
  • jasmine rice, cooked, to serve
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 cup Asian Panko Breadcrumbs
  • 4 tbsp plain flour
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp lime, juiced
  • 2 tbsp soya sauce
  • 5 tbsp olive oil

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and carrot and cook for 4 – 5 minutes or until softened.
  3. Add the garlic and curry paste and cook for another 2 minutes.
  4. Add the dates, soya sauce, chicken stock and corn flour mixture to the pan and mix well.
  5. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer, cover and leave to cook for 30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
  6. Blend until smooth then pass through a sieve, discarding any solids.
  7. Add the lime juice and season to taste.
  8. Put the chicken breasts, one at a time, between sheets of clingfilm and beat with a rolling pin until flattened by half.
  9. Dust the chicken pieces with the flour, dip them in the beaten egg, then cover them in the breadcrumbs.
  10. Heat the oil in a large heavy-based frying pan, and brown the chicken on each side.
  11. Place the chicken on a foil-lined baking tray for 8 – 10 minutes or until cooked through.
  12. Serve the crispy chicken breasts with the curry sauce and sticky rice.