Chicken Katsu Pizza

Homemade Katsu curry sauce, cheese, and panko chicken atop a pizza. Recipe makes 4 delicious pizzas

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Mix the water yeast and sugar and let sit for 10 minutes

Step 2

Add the flour, salt, and 1 tbsp oil to a bowl and mix

Step 3

Pour in the yeast mixture and thoroughly combine, and knead for 10 minutes

Step 4

Place in an oiled bowl covered with cling film and leave in the fridge overnight

Step 5

Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces

Step 6

Form each piece into a ball by tucking the loose pieces around and underneath and pinch.

Step 7

Place the pinch side down on a board and slide your flat hands underneath palm side up rotating the dough to form it into a neat ball

Step 8

Place the dough balls on a floured tray with plenty of space. Flour the top and cover with cling film and sit at room temp for 2-3 hours.

Step 9

Finely dice the onion and carrot and fry in oil on medium heat for 3 minutes til soft

Step 10

Grate the apple and crush the garlic and add this to the pan and cook for a further 3 minutes

Step 11

Add the curry powder and stir fry for a minute then add the stock and simmer for 20 minutes.

Step 12

Mix the cornflour with 2 tbsp of water into a slurry and whisk this into the curry sauce to thicken and simmer for 2 minutes

Step 13

Blend the curry sauce to smooth consistency and add the vinegar to taste preference

Step 14

Prepare 3 bowls, of egg, flour and salt, and panko crumbs.

Step 15

Cut the chicken breasts in half then dip each piece into flour, egg, flour, egg, then panko crumbs

Step 16

Heat a pan to medium heat with oil and fry the chicken for 2 minutes a side to golden brown

Step 17

Slice into 1/2 inch wide strips

Step 18

Lay the dough on a floured surface and press all 8 fingers down the middle leaving a crust

Step 19

Place your palms on the dough and stretch outwards and rotate, stretching the dough out

Step 20

Pick it up and toss it between your hands to stretch to a 12” pizza

Step 21

Grate the mozzarella

Step 22

Spread a couple of tablespoons of sauce onto the pizza bases and add mozzarella

Step 23

Lay the chicken strips on top and either cook in a 450C pizza oven for 90 seconds or fry in a large frying pan on high for 4 minutes before grilling/broiling on high for 3 minutes

Step 24

Repeat for all 4 pizzas

Step 25

Finely slice the red chillis and add on top of the pizzas