Hawaiian Chicken Katsu

Iron Woman's Note:

I found this recipe on the net courtesy of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue restaurant. For those of you who eat at this restaurant, you know how good their food is! Serve this with a scoop of macaroni salad and a scoop of rice to give it that island flair!

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 5

• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon white pepper
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup water
• 4 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 lb panko

Katsu Sauce

• ½ cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 ½ cups water
• 1⁄3; teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon chicken bouillon
• ¼ teaspoon white pepper
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 -3 dashes Tabasco sauce
• ½ teaspoon cornstarch , mixed with
• ½ cup water

Directions:

1. Open the chicken thighs and flatten with a rolling pin.
2. Combine eggs, cornstarch, salt, white pepper, garlic powder, and water to make a batter.
3. Coat chicken in the egg batter, then the roll in panko crumbs.
4. Fry in oil (maximum 325 degrees) until brown and crispy.
5. To make sauce:
6. Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil.
7. Add cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken. Chill and serve.
8. Cut chicken into strips and serve with sauce.

Reviews

[missmehuh]

AWESOME. Trying brown sugar instead of granulated next time to see if it makes a difference in taste. This recipe is right on the money though! Try it!

[Darcy, Culinary Explorer]

Ok, so this recipe (for me) get the 5 stars JUST for the sauce. We had L&L for dinner the other day, and my boyfried who is NOTORIOUSLY BAD at screwing up directions, orderd REGULAR portions for me AND my 6 yr old daughter, and only got 1 thing of sauce!!! needless to say, my daughter and i could have SPLIT just ONE of the generouse portions and had leftovers... so I had A LOT of leftovers! BUT NO SUACE!!! i googled ' L&L Katsu sauce recipe" and this came up. I made it, and its tastes pretty much SPOT ON to L&L!!!! major props!!!

[Mark Carlson]

I made this recipe in Wisconsin on a day that the temperature outside was in the single digits, and it brought back memories of eating 'plate lunch' on Oahu when I was in the Navy. I loved this recipe, and it tasted just like I remember. I didn't have any chicken breasts, but I used pork instead, and it was delicious.