Crispy Chicken Katsu Bar
Build your way to the perfect plate
- Milk
- Soy
- Wheat
- Eggs
This family-style chicken katsu bar will delight the whole table! You’ll set out a spread of crispy fried chicken cutlets, roasted carrots, and tender broccoli, plus plenty of condiments for mixing, matching, dipping, and drizzling: mayonnaise, chili sauce, and katsu sauce. Order lo mein to make noodle bowls and/or baguettes for crunchy katsu sandos!
Ingredients
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
4 tablespoon
Katsu Sauce
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
1 tablespoon
Cornstarch
½ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
2 ounce
Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
8 ounce
Broccoli
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
4 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
12 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
9 ounce
Carrot
1 teaspoon
Sriracha
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
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Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.
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Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces.
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Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes. TIP: If you added any other items to your meal (apps, sides, and/or dessert), you can get started on them now!
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Meanwhile, in a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-20 minutes.
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Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
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In a shallow dish, combine panko and cornstarch.
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Pat chicken* dry with paper towels; place between two large pieces of plastic wrap. Pound with a mallet or rolling pin until about ½ inch thick.
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Season all over with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Brush chicken all over with sour cream.
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Working one piece at a time, press chicken into panko mixture until fully coated on both sides.
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Heat a ⅓-inch layer of oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot enough that a pinch of panko sizzles when added to the pan, add chicken. Cook until crust is golden brown and chicken is cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. TIP: Fry in batches if necessary; lower heat if chicken begins to brown too quickly.
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Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate and immediately season with salt.
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Meanwhile, cut broccoli into bite-size pieces if necessary; place in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; poke a few holes in wrap. Microwave until tender, 3-4 minutes.
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Carefully remove plastic wrap (watch out for steam!); season with salt and pepper.
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Transfer chicken to a cutting board; slice crosswise.
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Serve chicken, carrots, rice, broccoli, mayonnaise, chili sauce, Sriracha, and katsu sauce family style so everyone can build their own plate. TIP: Mix and match sauces to create your own custom dipper! (Don’t forget to serve with any extra items you may have ordered to build out your meal!)
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Mar 2026- Flavor: Many loved the crispy chicken and variety of sauces, though some found the dish a bit bland overall.
- Ease of prep: While some found it simple, others felt it was time-consuming with more prep and cleanup than expected.
- Suggestions: Consider roasting the broccoli with the carrots for better flavor. Try air frying the chicken for easier cooking.
- Portions: Rice portion was generous; some felt there was too much for two people.
- Texture: A few had trouble getting the breading to stick; try drying the chicken thoroughly first.
Reviews from our home cooks
This recipe made the chicken katsu super easy! I never thought I'd be able to cook something like that at home so easily! And since I'm using Hello Fresh to help me break my takeout habits, this was a great replacement! My only thoughts for improvement would be to ditch the build-a-plate model for this. Just make it a plate. I think the build-a-plate model is much better suited to pastas, soups, and stews. Not something like this with a clear protein, grains/carbs, and veggies breakdown, I personally feel like it's a waste of effort to set it up as a bar, and would have been simpler to just have on a plate or as a Chicken Katsu Bowl.
Katsu was really good. I didn't understand the extra toppings. I really only use katsu sauce. A new way to make it. Katsu is my favorite meal. They did pretty well at it with this recipe and it was so easy to not use egg and flour
Love love love chicken katsu! This came out really good. I'm not sure why there were two vegetables; I could have done with just one (the microwave steamed broccoli turned out well and didn't require the big oven). Also wasn't quite sure about why the mayonnaise was included - I didn't use it.
Loved the creativity and versatility of this dish. The breading did not all stay on the chicken, but the taste of it was great, so I'm not upset about it.
This meal was delicious! The chicken turned out so tender! There was more than enough rice that came with the 4 servings! Honestly we could've gotten by with just 1 pack of rice to cook.
Love chicken katsu! Still trying to figure out how to not lose the breading when it sticks to the frying pan.
We enjoyed the variety of flavors. The tender perfectly cooked and breaded chicken was a pleasure to eat.
Loved the option to pair it with different sauces and stuff
The chicken katsu itself is good. But the bar concept is kind of silly. It's just the normal dinner but the recipe doesn't include info on the best way to combine sauces
Very quick and easy to make. Lots of fun sauce options
