Chicken Katsu Tacos
These chicken katsu tacos are easy to whip up in 30 minutes and are packed with flavor. You’ll love the crispy chicken paired with the tangy Tonkatsu sauce and crunchy cabbage slaw.
Katie Aubin & Amanda Berrill
Tasty Team
Total Time
30 minutes
30 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
15 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
10 minutes
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Total Time
30 minutes
30 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
15 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
10 minutes
Ingredients
for 4 servings
Chicken Katsu
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2 cups vegetable oil, for frying (480 mL) - 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
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1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste -
2 cups panko bread crumbs (230 g) - 3 large eggs, beaten
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1 cup all purpose flour (125 g)
Tonkatsu Sauce
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¼ cup ketchup (60 g) -
2 teaspoons sugar -
¼ cup worcestershire sauce (65 g)
Cabbage Slaw
- ½ green cabbage, thinly sliced
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½ cup mayonnaise (120 g) -
1 ½ tablespoons rice vinegar -
½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
For Serving
- 8 small flour tortillas
- sesame seed
- scallions, thinly sliced
- fresh cilantro leaves
- Lime wedges
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Preparation
- Make the chicken: Fill a heavy-bottomed, high-sided skillet with about ½ inch (1 ¼ cm) of vegetable oil. Heat over medium heat until the oil reaches 350°F (180°C).
- Place the chicken thighs on a cutting board and cover with plastic wrap. Pound the chicken with the flat side of a meat tenderizer until all of the thighs are between ¼ in (6 ml) and ⅓ inch (8 ml) thick.
- On the cutting board, season the flattened chicken on both sides with the salt.
- Add the panko, eggs, and flour to 3 separate shallow bowls.
- Coat each piece of chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess, then in the egg, then in the panko. Gently press the panko into the chicken to ensure a thick, even coating.
- Working in batches, carefully fry the chicken in the hot oil for about 2 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through. Set on paper towels to drain and immediately season lightly with salt.
- Make the tonkatsu sauce: In a small bowl, mix together the ketchup, sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Set aside.
- Make the cabbage slaw: In a medium bowl, toss the cabbage, mayonnaise, vinegar, and salt until well coated. Season with additional salt if needed. Set aside.
- Wrap the tortillas in a damp kitchen towel and microwave for 30 seconds.
- Slice the chicken thighs into ⅓-inch (8 ml) thick pieces. Place about half of a thigh worth of meat onto a flour tortilla. Top with about ¼ cup (25 G) of cabbage slaw, a drizzle of tonkatsu sauce, sesame seeds, scallions, and cilantro. Repeat with remaining chicken to make 8 tacos total. Serve with lime wedges alongside.
- Enjoy!
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inayah
This was really tasty I just added purple cabbage and half a fresh jalapeño to the slaw. Also to the chicken I added paprika, garlic powder and cayenne for extra flavour ❤️
2019-07-27T15:20:08Z Helpful (63) -
syllybean
Weird to combine chicken katsu and tacos but works well. Also, do not know how it could be too spicy for kids like how someone said here. There’s literally no spice in the recipe...not even black pepper....? It’s just a plain fried chicken cutlet?
2019-08-03T20:22:17Z Helpful (61) -
afordiani
Used red cabbage for more crunch & mango salsa! This was so easy and inexpensive
2019-08-11T15:29:12Z Helpful (51) -
Hadeel Akj
if you want a more flavor chicken rub it in this mixture before coating it with flour: 1 tsp Garlic powder 1 tsp Onion powder 1 tsp Cumin 1 tsp Oregano 1 tsp Paprika 1 tsp Chilly powder 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Black pepper for the sauce, I also added 1 tsp garlic powder, to add more flavor since I didn't like how sweet it was. let the chicken rest too
2019-08-31T18:19:42Z Helpful (42) -
Kelli Medina
LOVE LOVE LOVE SO DARN GOOD!!!!!! It is a lot of prep work for the chicken BUT it’s SOOO WORTH IT ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
2019-08-13T03:40:53Z Helpful (41) -
Suzanne Crook Eriksson
Super tasty. Maybe a bit spicy for kids
2019-07-28T16:34:20Z Helpful (24) -
fishinbrat
Watch the sauce.. on its own, it’s too tangy. Added a touch of artificial sweeteners. However, all together.. WOW!! Great combination of flavors!! Making it again, and again and again!
2019-07-30T02:22:53Z Helpful (18) -
Precy Larkins
This was really good! A surprising and unique blend of flavors that works really well together. I used a deep fryer to fry the chicken katsu. Next time I’ll use a full head of cabbage because the cabbage slaw was excellent—I did add sesame seeds and ground black pepper to the slaw. I already had tonkatsu sauce at home so I didn’t make the sauce in the recipe
2019-09-16T22:09:35Z Helpful (15) -
Jeanette Alcaide
Definitely delicious! The chicken itself was great. I just added salt, pepper, and garlic powder as seasonings to my chicken. Rest the chicken with seasoning for about 30mins. Turned out great! Will be one of my go-to dishes. 😋
2019-07-31T08:54:22Z Helpful (14) -
mayllor
Perfect, lovely recipe...
2019-07-30T18:39:46Z Helpful (11) -
sarabradfordsmith
These turned out great! I left off the green onions and it was still delicious.
2019-07-29T23:23:37Z Helpful (8) -
Matilda Gridley
Tasty 👌 I will make this again. Easy I only used 2 eggs for the chicken and still had plenty.
2019-08-11T22:09:55Z Helpful (7)
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