Easy Kewpie schnitzel

Name: Easy Kewpie schnitzel
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 x 160g chicken breasts, flattened; 2/3 cup (200g) Kewpie mayonnaise (Japanese mayonnaise from supermarkets); 1/2 cup (100g) glutinous rice flour (from the Asian aisle); 3 cups (150g) panko breadcrumbs; Sunflower oil, to shallow-fry; 1 tbs dried oregano; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton); 2 tbs each fish sauce and honey; Juice of 1 lime; 1 iceberg lettuce, cut into wedges; 2 bunches baby (Dutch) carrots, very thinly sliced on a mandoline; Mint leaves, Vietnamese mint leaves and fried Asian shallots, to serve

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Kewpie and panko fried chicken with crisp salad

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by Shannon Bennett

Chef

Sep 03, 2016

Melbourne's Shannon Bennet has taken the flavours of everyone's favourite Japanese sauce, Kewpie, and combined them in the pub classic of chicken schnitzel.

4 x 160g chicken breasts, flattened
2/3 cup (200g) Kewpie mayonnaise (Japanese mayonnaise from supermarkets)
1/2 cup (100g) glutinous rice flour (from the Asian aisle)
3 cups (150g) panko breadcrumbs
Sunflower oil, to shallow-fry
1 tbs dried oregano
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton)
2 tbs each fish sauce and honey
Juice of 1 lime
1 iceberg lettuce, cut into wedges
2 bunches baby (Dutch) carrots, very thinly sliced on a mandoline
Mint leaves, Vietnamese mint leaves and fried Asian shallots, to serve

Method

1.

Place chicken and mayonnaise in bowl and toss to coat. Chill for 1 hour to marinate.
2.

Combine flour, panko and 1 tsp salt in a bowl. Coat chicken with crumb mixture. Heat 2cm oil in a heavy-based frypan over medium heat. Cook chicken for 6 minutes each side or until golden and cooked through.
3.

Drain on paper towel. Combine oregano, pepper, paprika and 1 tsp salt in a bowl. Sprinkle over chicken, then slice.
4.

To make the dressing, combine fish sauce, honey and lime juice in a bowl.
5.

Place lettuce and carrot on a platter. Spoon over dressing. Serve with chicken, mint, Vietnamese mint and fried shallots.