Katsu Crumbed Chicken & Ginger Rice
with Roasted Eggplant & Slaw
If you want your kitchen to smell amazing you don’t need to pull out every spice you own, just a simple katsu sauce, ginger rice and roasted eggplant will do. On a golden crumbed chicken, it’s enough to have your senses blissfully overwhelmed with fragrances that leave your mouth watering.
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Ingredients
1 packet
ginger paste
(May be present Gluten, Egg, Fish, Milk, Sesame, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut, Pine Nut. )
1 packet
jasmine rice
(May be present Milk, Peanut, Sesame, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Pine Nut, Walnut. )
1
eggplant
1
cucumber
1 packet
chicken breast
1 sachet
Sweet Soy Seasoning
(Contains Soy, Gluten(Wheat); )
1 packet
panko breadcrumbs
(Contains Gluten(Wheat); )
1 packet
Crushed Peanuts
(Contains Peanut; May be present Wheat, Sesame, Milk, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Pine Nut, Walnut. )
1 packet
Katsu Paste
(May be present Gluten, Egg, Fish, Milk, Sesame, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut, Pine Nut. )
1 bag
Slaw Mix
1 packet
garlic aioli
(Contains Egg, Soy; )
1 packet
ponzu sauce
(Contains Soy; May be present Egg, Milk, Gluten, Fish, Sesame, Sulphites, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Walnut, Pine Nut. )
1 packet
Crispy Shallots
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
40 g
butter
(Contains Milk; )
1.25 cup
water (for the rice)
1 tsp
honey
1 tbs
plain flour
(Contains Gluten; )
1
egg
(Contains Egg; )
½ cup
water (for the sauce)
1 tsp
brown sugar
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Utensils
Instructions
• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. • Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat with half the butter and a drizzle of olive oil. Cook ginger paste until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Add water (for the rice) and a generous pinch of salt to pan and bring to the boil. • Add jasmine rice, stir, cover with a lid and reduce heat to low. Cook for 12 minutes, then remove from heat and keep covered until rice is tender and water is absorbed, 10-15 minutes.
TIP: Cover the pan with a lid if the ginger paste starts to spatter! TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam so don't peek!
• While the rice is cooking, slice eggplant into 1cm-thick rounds. • Place eggplant on a lined oven tray. Add a generous drizzle of olive oil, season with salt and toss to coat. • Roast until tender, 15 minutes. • Remove eggplant from oven, drizzle over the honey and gently toss to coat. Return to the oven and roast until tender, a further 7-10 minutes.
• While the eggplant is roasting, slice cucumber into rounds. • Place chicken breast between two sheets of baking paper. Pound chicken with a meat mallet or rolling pin until they are an even thickness, about 1cm-thick. • In a shallow bowl, combine sweet soy seasoning and the plain flour. In a second shallow bowl, whisk the egg. In a third shallow bowl, combine panko breadcrumbs and crushed peanuts. • Coat chicken first in the flour mixture, followed by the egg and finally the peanut-breadcrumb mixture. Set aside on a plate.
• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with enough olive oil to cover base. Cook crumbed chicken in batches, until golden and cooked through, 2-4 minutes each side. • Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
TIP: Add extra oil if needed so the schnitzel does not stick to the pan. TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it's no longer pink inside.
• Wipe out the frying pan, then return to medium-high heat. Cook katsu paste, the water (for the sauce), brown sugar and remaining butter, stirring, until slightly reduced, 2-3 minutes. • Meanwhile, combine slaw mix, cucumber, garlic aioli and ponzu sauce in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Slice crumbed chicken and top with katsu sauce. Garnish eggplant with crispy shallots. • Bring everything to the table to serve. • Help yourself to some ginger rice, katsu crumbed chicken, roasted eggplant and creamy slaw. Enjoy!