Japanese Chicken Katsu Recipe | The Secret to Ultra-Crispy Cutlet at Home

Chicken Katsu (Japanese chicken cutlet) that’s crisp, light, and irresistibly juicy. We season lean chicken breast with salt, sugar, and sake to keep it moist, dip it in a Parmesan-enriched batter, then coat with fresh panko for a shatteringly crisp crust. Serve with finely shredded cabbage, tangy-sweet tonkatsu sauce, and a squeeze of lemon. Restaurant-quality results, beginner-friendly steps—fried yet never heavy. Disclosure: Some links below are affiliate links. Paqupel earns a small commission at no extra cost to you. 💬 Have a question about Japanese food? Leave a comment, or send it here: https://paqupeljapan.com/ask/submit Full Recipe (Website) https://paqupeljapan.com/recipes/chic... If you try making chicken katsu, we’d love for you to share it on our website! https://paqupeljapan.com/dishes 🍳Japanese Pantry (Affiliate) Standard choices you'd find in a Japanese kitchen. ・Sake: https://amzn.to/4g651Dj ・Chuno sauce: https://amzn.to/3SxITdb -- Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:11 A Short History of Katsu 00:47 Let's Start Cooking -- ⚠️ Correction: The ingredient shown at 0:50 is incorrect — it should be chicken breasts, not thighs. Ingredients (Serves 2) ・Chicken breast – 1 piece (about 10.6 oz / 300 g)(remove skin and excess fat, pat dry) Brine (for seasoning) ・Cooking sake – 2 tbsp / 1 oz / 30 g(may substitute with water, or use half sake & half water: 1 tbsp sake + 1 tbsp water) ・Salt – ½ tsp / 0.09 oz / 2.5 g ・Sugar – ½ tsp / 0.09 oz / 2.5 g Batter & Coating ・Egg – 1 large ・All-purpose flour – ⅓ cup / 1.6 oz / 45 g ・Grated Parmesan cheese – 2 tsp / 0.18 oz / 5 g ・Water – 1½ tbsp / 0.7 oz / 20 g(if too thick, add 1–2 tsp / 5–10 g extra water to adjust) ・Fresh panko breadcrumbs – about 1 cup / 3.5 oz / 100 g(dried panko also works, but fresh panko makes a lighter, crispier crust) ・Frying oil – as needed Sauce ・Chūnō sauce (semi-sweet Japanese brown sauce) – 3 tbsp / 1.8 oz / 50 g ・Ketchup – 3 tbsp / 1.8 oz / 50 g To Serve ・Shredded cabbage, lemon wedges, Japanese mustard – as desired -- Paqupel is a Japanese food channel run by a Japanese cook based in Japan. All cooking videos are filmed in an actual kitchen. As non-native English speakers, we use AI assistance for translation and narration to help share authentic Japanese food culture with a global audience. If anything is unclear, feel free to leave a comment! -- BGM Cooking Time - Happy Cooking Food Music Pocketbeats https://pixabay.com/music/acoustic-gr... #paqupel #パクペル #japaneserecipe #japanesecuisine #chicken #katsu #katsucurry #curry #チキンカツ #カツカレー #鶏肉