For Japan Week, I'd like to share another recipe with our Wandering Educators...

One of our family's very favorite Japanese recipes is an adaptation of Tonkatsu (pork cutlets), which we make with Chicken. I first had these while I was living in Japan, and after that, had them several times a week!

It is a very easy recipe, and is so very tasty!

Chicken-katsu (chicken cutlet)

enough boneless chicken breasts or tenders for your family
rice flour (or corn starch)
1-2 eggs, beaten
panko (Japanese dried bread crumbs), or regular dried bread crumbs
oil for frying, or cooking spray if baking

dry the pieces of chicken with a paper towel. Dredge them in the rice flour, the beaten egg, and then the panko. Rest these on a plate, not touching, until you've finished all of them. Heat a little bit of oil (1-2 T) in the bottom of a frying pan. When it is sizzling hot, slide in enough chicken pieces so that the pan isn't crowded, but you can still cook a lot of them. Cook on medium-high for a few minutes, and then flip and cook the other side, until done.

If you'd like to bake it, it won't be as crispy. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray, bake at 400 degrees until done.  

Serve with thinly shredded cabbage and healthy drizzlings of tonkatsu sauce.

OISHII!! Delicious!

Don't have an Japanese Grocery near you? We don't, either.

Luckily, we found a company that has been in the Asian foods business
since 1965! We've partnered with them to provide our wandering
educators with the best prices we've seen online (or in stores, for
that matter!).

We've written a review of our experience with Asian Food Grocer, you can find it here. YUM!

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