The diversity of southern Thailand is shown in panang curry with chicken. The term “Panang” refers to the Malaysian island of Penang, which borders southern Thailand. Use 5 tablespoons of pre-made curry paste if you don’t have time to make your own paste, or 4 tablespoons of the Panang curry paste I prepared and put on my website. With steaming jasmine rice, serve.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – pounded to 1/2 inch thickness
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 cup oil for frying, or as needed
Instructions
- Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper. Place flour, beaten egg, and panko crumbs into separate shallow dishes. Coat chicken breasts in flour, shaking off any excess; dip into egg, and then press into panko crumbs until well coated on both sides.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place chicken in the hot oil, and fry until golden brown, 3 or 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- Try serving this with
- for dipping.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of breading ingredients. The actual amount of breading consumed will vary. We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and specific type of oil used.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 297 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 22 g |
| Cholesterol | 118 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 31 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 251 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I thought this was a great recipe. Very easy to make, quick and delicious.
I tweaked it a little bit not ALOT . I put salt , pepper , garlic powder on chicken let sit for about an hour .. I patted the flour on the chicken let it sit .. then did the egg and crumbs .. my oil was super hot ugh but fortunately my chicken came out great .. I made the tonkatsu sauce and just tweaked n tweaked n tweaked . But the sauce was great with it and I used jasmine rice. It was a hit .. I cook a lot so I use recipes as a crutch and just do what’s my good .
Unfortunately, this is only breaded chicken, similar to a schnitzel. Although panko makes the crumb a bit lighter, it’s not katsu without the sauce. I would also suggest adding some furikake seasoning to the bread crumbs to boost the flavour
Great and easy
If you truly lived in Hawaii, you would know this isn’t true chicken katsu. We HAD chicken katsu while in Hawaii & it’s about the katsu sauce, which is Hawaiian BBQ sauce, in a sense. This is nothing but bland fried chicken. True katsu chicken puts furikake seasoning in the panko crumbs & comes with the katsu sauce. This is an insult to true Hawaiian chicken katsu.
Super easy & super yummy.. I did sprinkle granulated garlic liberally along with salt..I made fried rice too.. Definitely will make again & again..
I have made this for years with a sweet dip on the side. I always “oven fry” mine, then flip them so they are crispy on both sides. Delicious.
This recipe is fantastic, but I cooked it in my Air fryer instead of frying it in all of that oil. I did everything in the recipe and then spritzed it with Olive Oil. I have an Emerald Dutch door air fryer, so I preheated the air fryer to 400 degrees and put it on the baking sheet . Air Fried for 4 minutes per side. It came out so nice and crip. Thanks for posting.
All recipes are a roadmap. Feel free to take side trips. I toast the panko to a light golden brown in a dry non-stick skillet. In addition to seasoning the chicken I also season the flour with salt, pepper, maybe cayenne to spice it up. It is a matter of personal choice. No matter what adjustments you choose to make, the base recipe is sound and delicious.
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I used to live in Hawaii and this was one of my favorite dishes to eat. So happy! This brought back good memories! Thank you for sharing it is amazing!!!
This is chicken katsu not fried chicken. It boggles my mind the comments about how this isn’t southern fried chicken. How have these people lived this long into their lives that they have zero comprehension.
This recipe is fantastic!! Perfectly cooked chicken breast with a delicious crunch. This is going to go in my regular rotation.
I have made this recipe on more than one occasion and it has turned out really good. Instead of using just the sauce, I decided to use curry, and it’s even better. The only thing that I did not like was the fact that I needed to use another egg and I thought of that being wasteful.
Made to exact recipe. Quick, easy & very tasty.
I did use katsu sauce essentially Japanese Worcester sauce. The recipe was good. Simple, tasty!
As others have said, this should be served with tonkatsu sauce! That’s why some are finding it too bland. In fact, the beginning of the recipe says to serve with white rice and tonkatsu sauce. This is not a classic Southern fried chicken recipe. If this isn’t seasoned enough, try it with the sauce, which is a type of Japanese curry and is really delicious with potatoes and onions.
Easy and delish
We made this with aquafaba cause we ran out of eggs and it was great! Would probably be even better with eggs. Yum!
Omg!!! So good!!!!!
I made this recipe exactly as directed and it was perfect. To anyone who rated this recipe as bland, it is because you are supposed to eat chicken katsu with katsu sauce or some kind of gravy and rice. I smothered mine with S&B curry gravy and topped it with sriracha and pickled radish.