What’s the best part about deep fried Chicken Katsu? Of course the golden crispy katsu shell with the juicy chicken! I am getting hungry just thinking about it. Besides enjoying by itself, another way that I love to enjoy this satisfying dish is between 2 slices of toast as crispy chicken sandwich. Have you had it before? Maybe in Japan? I look forward to eating the katsu sandwich the following day after cooking and I always make sure that we have enough leftover so that everyone in my family get to enjoy (or more like I get to enjoy). It’s so good and totally worth waiting.
Watch How To Make Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Delicious baked crispy chicken sandwich recipe with garlic mayo sauce, in Japan we call this Chicken Katsu Sando. But deep frying can be totally in pain (even for me). Too much oil goes to waste (unless you re-use it soon), and the house smells horrible, the stove top gets greasy, and I know, you want to stay healthy by avoiding as much deep fried foods as possible. I make deep fried foods once in a while at home because homemade ones taste much better than ones in restaurants.
No Mess and Easy Crispy Chicken Sandwich Recipe
However, remember my Baked Chicken Katsu recipe? You can actually use that recipe to make this amazing sandwich. In fact, you can go straight to make crispy chicken sandwich without eating katsu by itself because it’s so easy to make. How great is that!
Now if you are traditionalist, Katsu Sandwich in Japan (カツサンド) uses Tonkatsu. If you prefer pork, you can use my Baked Tonkatsu recipe instead. The traditional Katsu Sandwich uses just a few shredded cabbage between the sandwich bread and some don’t even include cabbage at all. MY crispy chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber is starting to look like a rebel. But a pretty one!
Roasted Garlic on Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Not only that, I made Roasted Garlic Mayo Tonkatsu Sauce and spread over the katsu instead of simple Tonkatsu Sauce. That’s the best thing about homemade. You can change it up depends on how you like it. I make regular Katsu Sandwich too, but honestly, it won’t look as pretty like this with just white bread, golden baked chicken, and tiny bit green color from cabbage. If there is a Japanese (or possibly Asian bakery), you can purchase a square shokupan (食パン) bread which is sliced into 2 – 2 1/2 cm thickness. That’s typically used for Katsu Sandwich. And if you are still up for a traditional katsu sandwich, don’t toast your bread like I did. I hope you like my rebel Katsu Sandwich. If you’re traditionalist, again, buy thick sandwich bread, don’t toast it, spread butter and mustard on the bread, put tiny bit of shredded cabbage and tonkatsu on top, and spread regular tonkatsu sauce over katsu. Very simple, either way.
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