Crispy Cheesy Chicken Katsu
You have to make this Cheesy Chicken Katsu. It's stuffed with mozzarella and fried using panko breadcrumbs to give it the crispiest crunch. This recipe is great served with a side salad or rice. Hope you love this one as much as we all do!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- vegetable oil for frying
- 6 chicken breasts thinly sliced
- 6 pieces of mozzarella cheese cubed
- sarana wrap
Batter Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
Breadcrumb Ingredients:
- 2 cups panko if using seasoned, don't add salt
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
Instructions
- Begin pounding your chicken breasts out to about 1/4 inch thick. This will also help to tenderize the meat.
- Season all sides of the chicken breasts with salt, garlic powder and paprika.
- Using a medium sized bowl, make your batter and set aside.
- Using a separate medium sized bowl, make your breakcrumb mixture and set aside.
- Add a piece of mozzarella to the end of your chicken breast, and using two hands roll it up, tucking the sides in as best as you can.
- Add the rolled chicken to a small piece of saran wrap and secure all sides tightly. *you dont need to do this step but I find it helps hold the chicken in place better which helps for frying. You can watch my video below*Repeat until all chicken has been stuffed with mozzarella, rolled up, and secured tightly in saran wrap.
- Add your chicken one by one to the batter, making sure all sides are covered evenly.
- Next, add your chicken to the panko, pressing down ensuring all sides of the chicken are coated evenly.
- Repeat until all chicken has been coated with the batter and panko.
- To a large pan, add your oil. You will need enough oil in your pan so that the chicken is almost fully submerged. Set to medium/high heat.
- Once your oil is hot, fry your chicken on each, turning every minute or two to ensure a nice even crisp. *Cooking time takes between 4-6 minutes*
- Once chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees, remove from the oil and transfer to a cooling rack to cool slightly before eating.
- Enjoy with a side salad, rice or pasta.
Nutrition
Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 200mg | Sodium: 680mg | Potassium: 931mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 277IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 3mg
