- 4 chicken tenders (7 ounces total)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- oil, for deep-frying
- one 1/3-ounce packet powdered dashi
- 1/2 white or yellow onion, sliced
- 1 1/2 tablespoon sake
- 1 1/2 tablespoon mirin
- 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 6 sprigs mitsuba (japanese wild parsley)
- ichimi togarashi (japanese chili powder), to taste
- Season the chicken tenders with salt and pepper, to taste, and set out the flour, 1 egg, and panko breadcrumbs in 3 separate small bowls. Heat ½ inch of oil in a frying pan until a frying thermometer reads 350 degrees.
- Dredge the chicken in the flour, egg, then panko breadcrumbs, and deep-fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
- Make 2/3 cup dashi stock according to package directions. In a frying pan, combine the onion, dashi stock, sake, mirin, soy sauce, and sugar to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the onion until wilted. Add the chicken katsu and increase the heat medium-high. Pour and distribute the remaining egg evenly.
- When the eggs are halfway cooked, add the mitsuba and turn off the heat. Serve the rice in a bowl and put the chicken and egg mixture on top. Serve with ichimi togarashi on the side.