Imagine this scenario: You're in the middle of preparing crispy fried ... planning chicken katsu for dinner. If that's the case, you really need those wonderful fine panko bread crumbs.

Place a rimmed nonstick baking sheet on the lower rack in the oven ... Dust the chicken with the flour, then dip it in the egg, and finally in the panko , pressing to help the bread crumbs adhere.

Beat egg in another shallow dish. In a third shallow dish, place the panko crumbs and generously season with salt and pepper. Coat chicken with flour; dip into egg mixture, then coat with panko ...

For me, that recipe was our Oven-Fried Chicken Thighs ... The secret is that the chicken is baked on a wire rack so that the panko breading gets perfectly crisp on both sides.

If using a food processor, cut the bread loaf into small cubes first as this will produce the most even result. Panko ... crumbs to a 0.5cm/¼in thickness onto a baking tray and place into a low ...