20g/¾oz pickled cucumber
few parsley leaves, very finely chopped
10g diced red onion
60g/2¼oz white cabbage, very thinly sliced
100g/3½oz mayonnaise
40g/1½oz cornichon pickles, diced
pickles, to serve
1 tsp wholegrain mustard
60g/2¼oz cornflour
40ml/1½fl oz rice vinegar
salt
55ml/2fl oz soy sauce
40g/1½oz sugar
500ml/18fl oz vegetable oil, for deep-frying
4 thick slices soft white bread
2 free-range eggs, beaten
1 free-range egg, hard-boiled and diced
2 quails' eggs (optional)
2 x 100–120g/3½–4½oz chicken thighs, skin removed, boneless and any blood veins removed
150g/5½oz panko breadcrumbs