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Air Fryer Chicken Katsu

January 11, 2021 by hipfoodiemom 1 Comment

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Air Fryer Chicken Katsu using no oil at all! Crispy, flavorful and so delicious! If you’re looking for ways to eat healthier this January, I hope you check out the recipe!

Chicken Katsu is a Japanese dish that is also known as panko chicken or tori katsu. Think of it as Japanese-style fried chicken. The seasoned chicken is coated with panko breadcrumbs that are so light and crispy when cooked. Growing up, my family and I ate Tonkatsu (the pork version; breaded, deep-fried pork cutlets) a lot. This dish was one of my favorites!

Air Fryer Chicken Katsu

Whenever we want something breaded and crispy these days, I find myself using my air fryer. I’m still amazed by this appliance. The fact that you can get crispy, crunchy foods using no oil at all blows my mind!

You have to use panko for this recipe. It is Chicken Katsu, after all. I tested whole wheat panko and white panko and found that the chicken katsu looks better with the whole wheat panko so that’s what I recommend if you can find it.

I also purchased my Tonkatsu sauce from Hmart. Tonkatsu sauce is a sweet, thick Japanese barbecue sauce. It’s available in the Asian section of most supermarkets. I purchased an Organic Tonkatsu sauce from a Korean brand. It was tasty but I found it to be not as thick so next time I’ll look for a Japanese brand. 

Air Fryer Chicken Katsu using no oil at all! Crispy, flavorful and so delicious! If you're looking for ways to eat healthier this January, I hope you check out the recipe!
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Air Fryer Chicken Katsu

To try making homemade Tonkatsu sauce, click here. I used only half of the sugar as indicated in the recipe.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time16 minutes mins
Total Time31 minutes mins
Course: Main or Side Dish
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: air fryer, chicken, chicken katsu
Servings: 4
Author: hipfoodiemom

Equipment

  • Air Fryer
  • Meat Tenderizer or rolling pin

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts* sliced in half lengthwise and pounded thin
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 2 to 3 cups whole wheat panko + more if needed
  • Tonkatsu sauce see below
  • steamed white rice
  • shredded green cabbage mixed with Japanese mayo, salt and pepper and a splash of brown rice vinegar to taste
  • raw cucumbers, carrots or tomatoes optional

For the Homemade Tonkatsu Sauce:

  • 4 to 4 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
  • 5 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce

Instructions

  • Use a meat tenderizer to pound the chicken to ¼ to 1/8 thickness. Season the chicken with salt on both sides. Turn your air fryer on and set to 390 or 400 degrees. Let your air fryer pre-heat.
  • For the dredging: Place the flour, eggs and panko in 3 separate shallow dishes. I like to add salt and pepper to the panko and mix. Dredge 1 piece of chicken in the flour, tapping off the excess. Dip in the egg, allowing the excess to drip off, then coat the chicken with the panko; lightly pressing if needed to help it stick. Place on a plate and repeat with the remaining chicken.
  • When ready, place the chicken into the air fryer drawers or on the air fryer racks. Close and cook for about 16 to 17 minutes, rotating the trays or flipping the chicken, halfway through. I was able to cook all 4 at one time. If needed, continue cooking in the air fryer until all of your chicken is cooked.
  • For the Homemade Tonkatsu Sauce: Mix together the Worcestershire sauce and sugar until all of the sugar is dissolved. Add in the ketchup and oyster sauce and whisk together until all combined and smooth. Taste and adjust anything as needed.
  • To serve: Pour the Tonkatsu sauce over the chicken and serve on top of or with steamed white rice, seasoned shredded cabbage and raw vegetables. Enjoy!

Notes

*You can also use chicken thigh meat, or purchase chicken cutlets or thinly sliced chicken breasts. 
If wanting to make and add the cucumber kimchi, click here for the recipe! 

You can easily swap out the chicken for pork. Click here to try my Air Fryer Pork Piccata recipe.

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  1. max louse

    January 12, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    5 stars
    woww!! this chicken seems to be soo soft, tasty. I just loved it.

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