Soft and Juicy Chicken Breast Patties: Prep the Night Before

Good evening, this is Oton's Kitchen🤗

Today, I'd like to introduce
a recipe I've been making often
since I started making breakfast for my son,
"Japanese-style Soft Chicken Breast Patties"😊

It's a simple recipe where you just mix dashi into the chicken breast,
add green onions and egg, and fry it up.
Even in the morning, it doesn't get dry and finishes up nice and fluffy😁

If you prep it at night,
all you have to do in the morning is heat it up.
It's a comforting meal
that is one of Oton's favorite dishes, even on busy mornings🤗

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[Ingredients] (Serves 2)
• Chicken breast …… 1 piece (250g)
• Sake …… 1 tbsp
• Dashi powder …… 1 tsp
• Soy sauce …… 1 tsp
• Sugar …… 1 tsp
• Green onion (green part) …… 1/2 stalk (approx. 60g)
• Egg …… 1
• Mayonnaise …… 1 tsp
• Potato starch …… 2 tbsp
• Salad oil …… 2 tbsp
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[Preparation]

① Finely chop the green onion

② Cut the chicken breast into 3 pieces along the grain,
then slice thinly against the grain -> cut into strips -> dice into cubes

* Instead of mincing it,
by cutting it into cubes while keeping the meat texture,
it gives it a more satisfying bite.

[Seasoning]

① Put the chicken breast in a bowl and add
green onion, sake, salt and pepper, sugar,
dashi powder, soy sauce, mayonnaise,
egg, and potato starch

② Mix everything thoroughly

③ Let it sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes

* For those who watch regularly,
you might be thinking, "Wait?"
but the role of the potato starch this time
is **a binder, not a coating**😊
The egg is doing the coating work🤗

[Cooking]

① Heat oil in a frying pan

② Scoop into bite-sized portions and arrange in the pan

💡One tip here
If you cook on high heat, the chicken breast will instantly harden and become dry.
Keeping it on medium heat from start to finish
is the biggest secret to a fluffy finish.

③ Cover with a lid and steam-fry

④ Once it has browned, flip it over

⑤ Steam-fry again until browned

⑥ Once both sides are browned, turn off the heat,
and let it cook through with the residual heat while covered

[Finished]

Plate it up and it's done🤗

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How to reheat in the morning

Using a microwave
40-50 seconds at 500W
* Add 10 seconds at a time if needed

* It will get tough if overheated,
so please check as you go.

Using a frying pan
Just lightly sear it,
until it is warmed through.

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✨ Finally

Even now, whenever I serve this recipe, people still tell me it's delicious! 😁

I hope this makes your time in the kitchen a little easier and more enjoyable. 😊

If you try making it, please let me know with a photo! 📸

It really encourages me!!
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Thank you for reading until the end. 😊

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Next time

Next time,
I will introduce 3 tips
to make this "fluffy sear"
even fluffier and juicier. 😊