Katsu Sando (Japanese Fried Chicken Sandwich)
Katsu sando is a deep-fried sandwich that is sure to fulfill your cravings for golden, breaded katsu. With this recipe, you'll learn to create the popular konbini dish for your next picnic!
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Servings: 2
Ingredients
Katsu
- 2 chicken breasts or protein of choice
- 1 cup panko
- ½ cup flour
- 3 eggs
- vegetable oil for frying
Tonkatsu Sauce
- ¼ cup banana ketchup
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- ½ tbsp brown sugar
Sandwich Assembly
- 4 slices white milk bread
- tonkatsu sauce
- katsu
- 1 cup sprouts or shredded cabbage
Instructions
Fry the katsu
- Fill a cast iron with 2 inches of vegetable oil. Heat to high.
- Place the protein in a sealable bag or wrap with plastic. Tenderize until the meat is about ½-1 inch thick throughout. Be careful not to overtenderize, in which the meat becomes shredded and limp.
- Immediately before frying, coat the chicken in flour, then egg, then panko.
- Add the breaded meat to the hot oil. Fry 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Remove the katsu from heat, then let it cool on a paper towel or a wire rack.
Prepare the tonkatsu sauce
- In a bowl, mix together sauce ingredients.
Assemble the sandwich
- Spread the tonkatsu sauce on one or both slices of bread.
- Place katsu and sprouts in between two slices.
- Cut the sandwich into thirds.
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