‘Kushikatsu’ Skewers
‘Kushikatsu’ Skewers

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, ‘kushikatsu’ skewers. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

‘Kushikatsu’ Skewers is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. ‘Kushikatsu’ Skewers is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

Great recipe for Kushikatsu (Deep Fried Skewers) from Shinsekai in Osaka. I tried recreating the kushikatsu I had in Shinsekai in Osaka at home. The flavor of Japanese style Worcestershire sauce varies by brand.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have ‘kushikatsu’ skewers using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make ‘Kushikatsu’ Skewers:
  1. Make ready 500 g Beef, Lamb OR Pork *cut into 2-3cm pieces
  2. Take Salt & Pepper
  3. Get Additional Vegetable *e.g. Capsicum, seasonal sweet Onion, Okra, thick Spring Onion, Mushrooms, etc
  4. Get Note: Cooking time is short. I recommend to use Vegetables that can be cooked very quickly OR can be eaten undercooked
  5. Prepare Breadcrumbs *fine type recommended
  6. Prepare Oil for frying
  7. Make ready ‘Tonkatsu’ Sauce OR Sauce of your choice
  8. Get Batter
  9. Take 1/2 cup Plain Flour
  10. Prepare 1 pinch Salt
  11. Prepare 1 Egg
  12. Take 1/4 cup Water
  13. Take 1/4 cup Milk

It is a comfort food Japanese people love. There are a lot of Kushikatsu restaurants/bars in Japan, and it is usually a kind of food you eat out of the house, however, it is easy to make at home for dinner or a fun dish to serve for a large crowd. Kushikatsu (串カツ), also known as Kushiage (串揚げ), are deep fried panko crusted meat and vegetables on bamboo skewers called Kushi. As you may already know katsu refers to cutlet and age means deep fried.

Instructions to make ‘Kushikatsu’ Skewers:
  1. Cut Meat and Vegetables into similar bite-size pieces. Thread them onto skewers. Lightly season with Salt & Pepper.
  2. To make batter, mix all ingredients until smooth.
  3. Heat Oil to 170 to 180℃. Dip a skewer in the batter (OR cover with the batter using a spoon), and drain excess batter. Then coat with Breadcrumbs. Fry until cooked through and golden, and place on a rack and drain the oil. I recommend to cook only a few skewers at a time.
  4. Enjoy with ‘Tonkatsu’ Sauce OR your favourite sauces. Find my 'Tonkatsu' Sauce recipe at https://cookpad.com/uk/recipes/10884601-tonkatsu-sauce
  5. *Note: You can make Vegetable only skewers or Seafood skewers, and cook them in the same way.

There are Kushikatsu specialized restaurants (or stands) with just counter seatings that sell these deep fried skewers all over Japan, especially in Osaka. Dip the skewer into the flour, coat evenly and pat off the excess. We ordered a lot of skewers (and other dishes) which were served, correctly, at a leisurely pace, as kushikatsu - called kushiage in many other parts of Japan - is considered drinking food. Kushikatsu - Deep fried skewers made with Tanaka's secret batter recipe. The kushikatsu are dipped in a thin batter and lightly fried until crispy.

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