Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry with Rice recipe

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Preparation Time : 30 minutes Cooking Time : 50 minutes Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• 4 large chicken breasts
• plain flour, for coating
• 4 eggs, beaten
• bread crumbs, for coating
• vegetable oil, for deep-frying
• steamed rice, to serve
  for the vegetable curry :
• 2 tbsp butter
• half a large onion, chopped
• ¼ lb carrots, boiled and chopped
• ¼ lb potatoes, boiled and chopped
  for the Katsu curry sauce :
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• half large onion, chopped
• 3 Granny Smith apples, chopped
• 2¼ pints water
• 2 bananas, chopped
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp ground turmeric
• ½ tbsp hot curry powder
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 15 fl oz chicken stock
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 1 tbsp salt
• 2 tbsp ground black pepper

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. First make the katsu curry sauce. In a large saucepan, heat together the butter, garlic, onion and apple, mix together and fry briefly.
2. Add in 1¼ pints water, then the banana, honey, turmeric, Madras powder and ketchup. Bring to the boil.
3. Add in the stock.
4. Mix together the remaining water with the cornflour. Add to the curry mixture with the salt and black pepper.
5. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring now and then.
6. Strain the sauce into a bowl and reserve it.
7. Cut slashes in each chicken breast fillet.
8. Coat the chicken breast fillets first in flour, then beaten egg then breadcrumbs.
9. Heat the vegetable oil for deep-frying in a wok or deep fat-fryer.
10. Deep-fry the chicken breast fillets one at a time in the vegetable oil for 3-4 minutes until golden and crisp. Remove the chicken breast fillets with a slotted spoon or frying basket and drain on kitchen paper and keep warm in a warm oven.
11. Meanwhile, prepare the vegetable curry. Heat the butter in a heavy-based saucepan. Add in the onion, carrot and potatoes and fry for 2-3 minutes until the onion has softened.
12. Pour in the reserved katsu curry sauce and cook for 4-5 minutes, bringing to the boil.
13. Slice the chicken into even strips and serve with the vegetable curry and steamed rice.