Snapper Katsu Snapper Katsu
Snapper Katsu
Snapper Katsu
Here’s a Japanese-style way of crisply coating fish with panko and serving it with an umami-rich sauce to drizzle on it once plated. Serve with the fish steamed rice and slaw or a steamed green vegetable.
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Recipe - Quality Foods
Snapper Katsu
Snapper Katsu
Prep Time30 Minutes
Servings2
Cook Time6 Minutes
Ingredients
3 Tbsp ketchup
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp honey
2 tsp water
2 (5- to 6-oz/140- to 170-gram) snapper fillets (see Note)
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 large egg
2 Tbsp milk
3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2/3 cup panko
vegetable oil, for frying
lemon slices, for garnish
Directions
  1. To make tonkatsu sauce, combine ketchup, Worcestershire, soy sauce, honey and water in a small bowl (see Options). Cover and refrigerate until needed.

 

  1. Place egg and milk in a pieplate or shallow bowl and beat to combine. Place flour and panko on separate wide plates. Set out a baking sheet to set the fish on once coated. Season snapper with salt and pepper. To make snapper katsu, coat one snapper fillet in flour. Dip it in the egg mixture, evenly coating it. Now coat the fish in panko, thickly pressing it on. Set coated snapper on the baking sheet. Coat the other snapper fillet in this fashion.

 

  1. Pour 1/4 inch or so of oil into a large, 12-inch or so wide skillet set over medium, medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add the snapper katsu to the skillet and cook about 3 minutes per side, until golden and cooked through. (Keep a close eye on the fish and lower the heat if the panko overly darkens as it cooks.) Drain snapper katsu on paper towel, and then set a piece of it on each of two dinner plates. Garnish with lemon slices, and serve fish with the tonkatsu sauce.

 

Note: If desired, cut out and remove any bones you find in the thicker parts of the snapper fillets. If only large snapper fillets are available, buy one about 340 gram one, and cut into 2 portions.

 

Options: For spicy tonkatsu sauce, mix in some sriracha or other spicy chili sauce, to taste.

 

30 minutes
Prep Time
6 minutes
Cook Time
2
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 2 servings
3 Tbsp ketchup
Western Family - Tomato Ketchup
Western Family - Tomato Ketchup, 1 Litre
$4.49$0.45/100ml
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Western Family - Worcestershire Sauce
Western Family - Worcestershire Sauce, 284 Millilitre
$4.39$1.55/100ml
1 tsp soy sauce
Kikkoman - Soy Sauce
Kikkoman - Soy Sauce, 148 Millilitre
$5.69$3.84/100ml
1/2 tsp honey
Elias - Liquid Honey
Elias - Liquid Honey, 500 Gram
$12.79$2.56/100g
2 tsp water
Aquafina - Water
Aquafina - Water, 591 Millilitre
$2.69$0.46/100ml
2 (5- to 6-oz/140- to 170-gram) snapper fillets (see Note)
Snapper - Fresh Pacific Snapper
Snapper - Fresh Pacific Snapper, 175 Gram
$3.50 avg/ea was $3.83 avg/ea$2.00/100g
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers
Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers, 155 Gram
$6.49$4.19/100g
1 large egg
Western Family - Large White Eggs
Western Family - Large White Eggs, 30 Each
$10.59$0.35 each
2 Tbsp milk
Dairyland - 2% Milk, Partly Skimmed
Dairyland - 2% Milk, Partly Skimmed, 4 Litre
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$5.69$0.14/100ml
3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
Western Family - All Purpose White Flour
Western Family - All Purpose White Flour, 2.5 Kilogram
$6.59$0.26/100g
2/3 cup panko
Western Family - Panko Bread Crumbs
Western Family - Panko Bread Crumbs, 227 Gram
$4.39$1.93/100g
vegetable oil, for frying
Crisco - Vegetable Oil
Crisco - Vegetable Oil, 1.18 Litre
$10.99$0.93/100ml
lemon slices, for garnish
Lemons - Lemons Large
Lemons - Lemons Large, 1 Each
$1.19

Directions

  1. To make tonkatsu sauce, combine ketchup, Worcestershire, soy sauce, honey and water in a small bowl (see Options). Cover and refrigerate until needed.

 

  1. Place egg and milk in a pieplate or shallow bowl and beat to combine. Place flour and panko on separate wide plates. Set out a baking sheet to set the fish on once coated. Season snapper with salt and pepper. To make snapper katsu, coat one snapper fillet in flour. Dip it in the egg mixture, evenly coating it. Now coat the fish in panko, thickly pressing it on. Set coated snapper on the baking sheet. Coat the other snapper fillet in this fashion.

 

  1. Pour 1/4 inch or so of oil into a large, 12-inch or so wide skillet set over medium, medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add the snapper katsu to the skillet and cook about 3 minutes per side, until golden and cooked through. (Keep a close eye on the fish and lower the heat if the panko overly darkens as it cooks.) Drain snapper katsu on paper towel, and then set a piece of it on each of two dinner plates. Garnish with lemon slices, and serve fish with the tonkatsu sauce.

 

Note: If desired, cut out and remove any bones you find in the thicker parts of the snapper fillets. If only large snapper fillets are available, buy one about 340 gram one, and cut into 2 portions.

 

Options: For spicy tonkatsu sauce, mix in some sriracha or other spicy chili sauce, to taste.