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Chicken Katsu

Chicken thigh fillets crumbed in panko and fried golden, with shredded cabbage and tonkatsu sauce.

870 kcal a portion 44g protein

Contains: gluten (wheat), egg, soya

Chicken katsu with rice and shredded cabbage

What chicken katsu is

Chicken katsu is the poultry version of tonkatsu: chicken crumbed in panko and fried until golden, then sliced. In Britain it is best known served with curry sauce, but in Japan it is just as often eaten the way it is here, with shredded cabbage and tonkatsu sauce.

Want this cooked in your kitchen?

A chef comes to you and batch-cooks chicken katsu into four portions, alongside one or two other dishes, and leaves it portioned in your fridge. From £100 a visit.

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How we make it

We use chicken thigh fillets rather than breast, crumbed in panko and fried golden, sliced and served with finely shredded cabbage and tonkatsu sauce. Crisp outside, tender within.

How it keeps, and how to reheat it

Keeps 3–4 days and freezes acceptably, though fried food is always better fresh. Reheat in a hot dry pan or air fryer rather than the microwave to get the crust back. Keep the cabbage separate if you can.

If you're doing the shopping

On the hybrid and you-shop options you buy the fresh ingredients. For four portions of chicken katsu, that's:

We bring the Japanese pantry (rice, cooking sake, miso, soy, dashi, mirin and the rest) on every option except you-shop. Compare the options.

Questions about chicken katsu

No. Chicken katsu is the crumbed fried chicken. Katsu curry is that chicken served with Japanese curry sauce. Book both dishes in one visit and you can have it either way through the week.
Thigh holds its moisture through cooking, cooling and reheating. Breast is leaner but tends to dry out by the second or third day, which matters more for meal prep than it does in a restaurant. We can use breast if you prefer; just ask.
Not reliably. Panko is wheat, and so is most tonkatsu sauce. Tell us about any allergies when you book and we will be straight with you about what we can and cannot adapt.
Goes well with:Japanese CurryTonkatsu

The full menu

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