hello everyone,

its me again and today i want to tell you all about possible my favourite meal of all time. chicken katsu curry is a japanese dish which i originally discovered with my family in an incredible restaurant called 'WOW' in north london. it's a good quality, relatively low priced japanese restaurant which is well worth anyone's money.

so, since discovering chicken katsu curry, i became determined to cook it myself. i searched for months for the perfect curry block and ideal ingredients. after months (no kidding) i finally drew up my list:

• carrots
• bean sprouts
• peppers (orange is my favourite!)
• courgettes
• leeks
• baby corn
• cabbage
• chicken fillets rolled in breadcrumbs
• curry block (Golden Curry is good)
• boiling water

with the vegetables, choose all, some, or none! these are only suggestions of nice vegetables to go with your katsu curry sauce, almost anything will taste yummy :) once you have collected your vegetables, cook them in a pan until the soften with some vegetable oil. then, add the curry blocks and some boiling water. the pan should be on medium heat at this moment. let the blocks dissolve and stir gently.  the sauce is now done and you can turn the heat off until your rice and chicken is ready.

i cook my rice in a rice cooker but however you prepare it is fine. rice cookers are particularly popular in my family and culture because it is a quick, easy and good way of cooking rice. they come with many different prices but this rice cooker is a safe bet. to cook the chicken, arrange your chicken fillets (rolled in breadcrumb) on a tray. my family use about 2 fillets each. put them in the oven until they are crispy and cooked through. when they are done, chop them into small strips and arrange on your plate. add the requested amount of rice and top with the delicious katsu sauce! youre done and ready to serve up at the table!

i always cook a stir fry vegetable dish with my oriental dishes, for this, use all or some of the vegetables listed above. you will also need soy sauce. just put it in the wok and toss them around, in under 5 minutes, you'll have a delicious, healthy stir fry!

variation

if you are a pescetarian or only eat fish, try this recipe with salmon (but with no breadcrumbs!) it is just as delicious and probably even healthier ;)

thanks for reading, i hope you enjoy trying out this dish. until next time,

Tx