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Air Fryer Chicken Katsu

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Dinner, Main Course – Japanese
By Kelly Djalali – Serves: 2-4
Prep Time: 15 Minutes – Cooking Time: 36 Minutes – Total Time: 50 Minutes

Air Fried Chicken Katsu is tender and juicy on the inside and crispy crunchy on the outside. Whip up some Katsu sauce and serve over rice.

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken Breasts, sliced in half horizontally
  • Kosher Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 3 Eggs, beaten
  • 2 cups Panko Bread Crumbs
  • Cooking Spray
  • Katsu Sauce (makes 3 tablespoons of sauce)
  • 1 tbsp. Ketchup
  • 2.5 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1.5 tsp. Oyster Sauce
  • 1 tsp. Granulated Sugar

Instructions

1

Slice Chicken Breasts in half horizontally and pat dry. Liberally sprinkle both sides with Kosher salt and pepper. Set aside.

2

Beat 3 eggs in a shallow bowl and prepare another shallow bowl with the Panko.

3

One breast at a time, dip and coat in egg, then dredge in Panko.

4

For a thick crust, repeat dipping in egg and dredging in Panko once more. Set breaded chicken on a wire rack set in a sheet tray.

5

Repeat process for remaining chicken pieces.

6

Preheat Air Fryer to 350 degrees.

7

Place 2 chicken breasts in air fryer basket and spray with cooking spray. Set air fryer timer for 10 minutes.

8

Flip chicken breasts and spray with cooking spray and set timer for 8 minutes.

9

Repeat with the 2 remaining chicken breasts.

Katsu Sauce

10

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well until sugar is dissolved.