Easy Crispy Chicken Katsu Don チキンカツ丼

Name: Easy Crispy Chicken Katsu Don チキンカツ丼
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 Strips of Fully Cooked Chicken Strips; 2 Eggs, beaten; 1/2 Onion, thinly sliced; 2 Bowls of Cooked White Rice; 1/3 C Dashi Japanese Stock or Chicken Broth; 2 tbsp Sake or Rice Wine; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 tbsp Sugar; 2 Stalks of Green Onion, finely chopped; Mitsuba (Japanese wild parsley); Shichimi Togarashi (Japanese chili pepper) to taste; Furikake (Seaweed seasoning) to taste

Mar 17, 2023 · 60 Comments

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チキンカツ丼 Easy Crispy Chicken Katsu Don is made with breaded chicken tenders for a quick popular Japanese dish hack the whole family loves! This kids-approved chicken cutlet rice bowl is ridiculously delicious and juicy with a sweet savory sauce with runny eggs over short-grain rice.

チキンカツ丼 Easy Crispy Chicken Katsu don Crispy Fried Chicken Cutlet Nomss

Do you love crispy fried chicken with panko breadcrumbs, but you are too busy? Work this chicken katsu air fryer recipe into your family meal prep ideas for the week. This quick and easy cheat will guarantee dinner is ready in just 20 minutes!

The textures and flavors complement each other wonderfully. A little bit sweet, a little bit savory. A little crispy, and a little juicy!

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Skip making crispy, tender chicken katsu breading and dredging boneless chicken breast in Japanese style panko breadcrumbs, egg mixture and all purpose flour! Simply use fully cooked chicken strips and pop them into the air fryer!

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What Is Chicken Katsudon?
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Easy Crispy Chicken Katsu Don チキンカツ丼

What Is Chicken Katsudon?

Chicken Katsu Don is one of my favorite Japanese chicken cutlet rice bowl dish. It is like a delicious chicken schnitzel on top of rice. This Japanese comfort food is packed with umami flavors and textures with simple ingredients like eggs, onions, rice and skinless chicken breasts served with rice or seasonal vegetables.

If you love deep fried chicken with a crispy crust? Here are some of my favorite delicious and easy recipes I know you will love!

Ingredients and Substitutes

Fully Cooked Chicken Strips
Eggs
White Onion
Cooked Japanese Rice (short grain white rice)
Chicken Katsu Sauce
Dashi Japanese Stock or Chicken Broth
Cooking Sake or Rice Wine
Dark Soy Sauce
Sugar or Monk Fruit Sugar

Garnish

Fresh Green Onion
Mitsuba (Japanese wild parsley)
Shichimi Togarashi (Japanese chili pepper)
Furikake (Seaweed seasoning)

Most dry goods ingredients, tools and supplies can be purchased at your local Asian grocery stores or online at my Amazon Store. I have linked the products for your convenience!

Instructions

Cooking a chicken katsu recipe that kids and adults love is easy, even if it is your first time. Just follow this general guideline for an air fryer chicken katsu recipe with creamy eggs and sweet onions.

You can even efficiently meal prep specific steps of this

juicy cutlet of chicken rice bowl ahead of time and quickly whip up an easy weeknight dinner!

Wash and drain the Japanese short grain rice.

Cook in the rice cooker according to the preset mode.

Air Fryer Chicken Cutlet

Preheat air fryer to 400°F.

Pro Tip: Use air fryer parchment paper and line the bottom of the air fryer basket for easy clean-ups.

Place four strips of chicken tenders into the air fryer basket in a single layer. I've tried several large air fryers over the years, but I love THIS one!

Set the cooking time to 12 minutes at 400F. Flipping halfway.

Air Fry until golden brown with crispy perfection.

While the rice and chicken tenders are cooking, it is time to prepare the seasoning broth (chicken katsu sauce).

Thinly slice white onions on a heavy cutting board. Set aside.

Wash and dry fresh scallions or Japanese wild parsley. Finely chopped.

I also highly recommend investing in a quality salad spinner. Drying your veggies thoroughly is so important after they are washed. It helps prevent wilted herbs and vegetables and stays fresher and longer!

Chicken Katsu Seasoning

Whisk two eggs in a small bowl or a pyrex measuring cup with a sprout.

Make seasoning broth by adding dashi stock, cooking sake, dark soy sauce and sugar in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.

How To Cook Chicken Donburi

Add sliced onions and the seasoning broth to an 8-inch non-stick pan or a donburi pan with a vertical handle. Cook over medium heat. Cook the onions thoroughly.

Add air fried crispy chicken katsu tenders directly onto the bed of juicy onions in the pan. Let the crispy exterior soak up the sauce on both sides of the chicken cutlets.

Drizzle the beaten egg evenly over the juicy chicken with a crispy coating. Gently move and mix the eggs into the chicken strips and onions. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Your eggs should be runny consistency. The residual heat will continue to cook the eggs (it will turn more opaque).

Serve over a hot bowl of white Japanese rice. If you are looking for a healthier chicken katsu "don" option, consider serving over steamed vegetables or cauliflower rice!

Sprinkle Shichimi Togarashi and Furikake seaweed flakes on top.

Garnish with finely chopped green onions, fresh cilantro, or Mitsuba.

This healthier chicken katsu don is definitely one of my favorite Japanese dishes. It always hits the spot since it is such a comfort food meal! Besides, who doesn't love skipping deep frying dredge chicken pieces or chicken thighs with Japanese panko crumbs, eggs, and flour?

How To Meal Prep

You can efficiently work Japanese Fried Chicken Cutlet Rice into your family meal prep ideas for the week. Cooked rice and homemade chicken katsu in the air fryer can be premade. Vegetables can be washed and prepped ahead of time. When ready for a hot delicious chicken cutlet rice bowl, simply warm it on the skillet.

Chicken cutlet rice bowl can be portioned airtight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

Just reheat it directly in the food container whenever you need a quick, crispy chicken Japanese rice bowl. It is so easy you do not even need to rely on an Asian meal prep delivery service for takeout! I love that make my go-to order at Japanese restaurants at home!

The best way to store leftovers is in this Rubbermaid brilliance container. I love that it is clear and 100% leakproof!

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What To Serve With Chicken Katsu Don

I love loading my crispy chicken rice bowl with shredded cabbage and homemade Tonkatsu sauce. If there are any leftover chicken strips, I turn them into easy breakfast chicken wraps for the family!

This great recipe is delicious umami-rich comfort food in Japanese cuisine. It is perfect as a make-ahead-of-time weekly meal prep for two dish. Enjoy this flavourful chicken rice alone, as a one-pot meal, or as lunch meal prep for the week. Complete the meal with the following delicious dishes.

Mentaiko Spaghetti Wafu Pasta 明太子パスタ
Carrots, Purple Cabbage, Easy Kale Salad Recipe (Alkaline)
Tonkatsu (Japanese Fried Pork Cutlets)
Vegan Unagi Don (Eggplant Unadon) うなぎ丼
Chicken Cutlet Sandwich
Japanese Curry Chicken Cutlet

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