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Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Katsu

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Author Yuto Omura
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients 
 

Homemade Sesame Katsu Sauce

Instructions 

  • Cut 450 g chicken breast into slices about 2cm thick.
    chicken breast cut into small flat pieces on a large wooden chopping board
  • Stab the surface of the chicken slices with a fork and sprinkle with a few pinches of salt and pepper.
    chicken breast pieces sprinkled with salt and pepper on a wooden chopping board
  • Transfer to a bowl and add 1 tbsp all-purpose flour. Mix until all the slices are evenly coated.
    Chicken breast pieces in a bowl coated with flour
  • Add 2 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise to the bowl and mix until fully covered. Set aside for later.
    Chicken breast pieces coated with mayonnaise ready to be coated with panko breadcrumbs to make oven baked chicken katsu
  • Pour 50 g panko breadcrumbs into a dry pan and heat on medium. Stir frequently and heat until nicely browned, then remove from the stove and transfer to a plate or container.
    toasting panko breadcrumbs in a dry pan on the stove
  • Preheat your oven to 220 °C (428 °F). Once the breadcrumbs are cool enough to touch, coat the chicken generously. Lightly grease a wire rack and place it over a baking tray.
    A piece of mayonnaise coated chicken breast covered with toasted panko breadcrumbs
  • Arrange the chicken pieces on the rack and once the oven is hot, place the tray on the bottom shelf and bake for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, flip and bake for a further 15 minutes.
    Panko coated chicken breast pieces on a wire rack ready to go into the oven
  • While the chicken katsu is baking, mix the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.
    sesame seed based katsu sauce mixed in a small glass bowl
  • Remove the chicken from the oven and serve immediately. Drizzle with the sauce or serve on the side for dipping. Enjoy!
    Oven-baked chicken katsu pieces placed over salad leaves and drizzled with sesame sauce on a black plate