Tonkatsu

Yuka

Crispy and juicy Japanese pork cutlet, Tonkatsu, is definitely one of the most popular Japanese foods!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Course Main Course

Cuisine Japanese

Servings people

Calories 587 kcal

Ingredients

350 g thinly sliced pork loin for 2 people, it should be 300-350g
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Coating

1/3 cup all-purpose flour add more if you need.
1/2 cup panko HERE to buy Panko (Japanese breadcrumbs). add more if you need.
1 large egg(s)
2 cup neutral-flavored oil (vegetable, rice bran, canola, etc) for deep-frying

Serving

Tonkatsu sauce I use this Tonkatsu sauce
cabbage I used sugarloaf cabbage

Instructions

Gather all the ingredients
Using a meat mallet and smash the pork to flatten to about 0.4 inch (1cm) thick. I didn't have it this time so I used my fist to flatten the meat over the cling wrap.
Make small cuts at 0.8 inch (2cm) around the edge of the pork so that the pork won't curl up when it's fried.
Season the pork with salt and pepper.
Add egg to a mixture bowl and mix it well.
Dip each slice of meat into the flour first and dust with extra flour.
Then dip in the mixture bowl and dust the extra egg.
Do the same thing again. Dip each slice of pork into the flour first, dust the extra flour. Then dip in mixture bowl and dust the extra egg.
Cover the pork with Panko.
Heat the oil to 160-170 °c (320-338 °F). When oil hits this point, gently put one pork cutlet in. Cook one at a time otherwise oil's heat drops dramatically. Fry each side for 2 minutes.
After 4 minutes total, put it on the paper towel-lined wire rack.
Second fry. Bring the oil to 180 or 190 °c (356-374 °F), then put pork in for the second time! About 30 seconds each side, once it gets golden brown color, then remove and drain on the paper-lined wire rack again.
Slice the Tonkatsu you just made into 0.6 inch pieces (1.5cm) . Serve in your favorite style! Usually we have shredded cabbage on the side!
Finally, put the Tonkatsu sauce over the pork.

Nutrition

Calories: 587kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 35gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 28gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 188mgSodium: 256mgPotassium: 554mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 321IUVitamin C: 32.4mgCalcium: 142mgIron: 4.9mg

Keyword pork