Tonkatsu
Tonkatsu is one of the very popular Western-style Japanese dishes.
Equipment
- frying pan
Ingredients
- 4 slices pork loins 1.2cm (half an inch) thick ※approx 100g each
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup Nama Panko or Panko
- cabbage
- lemon wedge
- Tonkatsu sauce
breading batter
- 1 egg large
- 3 tbs all-purpose flour
- 80 ml(⅓cup) cold water
Instructions
breading batter
- Combine beaten egg and flour in a medium-size bowl, add cold water in three stages and make a smooth batter.
Pork preparation
- Pat dry the pork loin slices.Cut the slit 2 to 3 cm in intervals between the meat and fat using kitchen shears.
- Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Dust the surface of the plastic wrap with all-purpose flour.Place your pork slices.Dust all-purpose flour all over the surface.
- Next, dip into the breading batter we make earlier, then bread with Panko bread crumb.
Cook and assemble
- Heat your oil for frying up to 160°C.Start cooking at a lower temperature; cook 3 to 4 minutes for both sides.
- Before you take it out, hover over the hot oil to drip off excess oil.
- Take out onto the wire rack and rest it a couple of minutes before serving.Cut into strips to easy to eat.
- Pile up shredded cabbage on the serving dish like a mountain.If you have another green vegetable feel free to add it to your dish.Transfer the Tonkatsu onto the shredded cabbage.
- Serve with lemon wedges and Tonkatsu sauce.