RECIPE: Tonkatsu Chicken & Veg

INGREDIENTS

• 2x chicken breast fillets

• 1 cup panko crumbs

• 2 tbs sesame seeds (black & white) or Everything Bagel Seasoning

• 2 eggs, lightly whisked

• 2 tbs plain flour

• 1 head broccoli, chopped

• 1 bunch pak choy, chopped

• 1 zucchini, sliced

• Obento Tonkatsu Dipping Sauce

• Potato or Rice to Serve

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil for pan frying

METHOD

1. Peel and boil your potatoes for mashing or get your rice cooking while you prepare everything else.

2. Slice your chicken breast fillets in half and tenderise with a meat tenderiser until about 1-1.5cm thick

3. Lay out a long piece of baking paper or foil

4. Mix together your panko crumbs and sesame seeds and pour onto one half of the baking paper/foil.

5. Spread your flour out on the other half of the foil.

6. Preheat large frying pan over medium heat with enough olive oil to pan fry your chicken.

7. Coat your chicken in the flour, then the egg and then in the panko crumbs and sesame seeds.

8. Pan fry for 6-8 minutes on each side making sure each side is golden and crispy.

9. While the chicken is cooking, steam your vegetables, either on the stove or in the microwave.

10. Slice your chicken and serve on top of mashed potato or rice with your steamed veg. Add a drizzle of tonkatsu sauce on top of your chicken.