🇯🇵 Japanese

Tonkatsu

Name: Tonkatsu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 2, beaten Eggs; 1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour; 3 cups shredded Cabbage; 3 loin cutlets Pork; for frying Neutral Oil; 2 cups Panko Breadcrumbs; 1/3 cup Tonkatsu Sauce; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper

🇯🇵 Japanese

Panko-crusted pork cutlet fried deep gold and sliced over shredded cabbage with thick tonkatsu sauce — izakaya comfort.

Prep 15 min Cook 20 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Eggs2, beaten
All-Purpose Flour1/2 cup
Cabbage3 cups shredded
Pork3 loin cutlets
Neutral Oilfor frying
Panko Breadcrumbs2 cups
Tonkatsu Sauce1/3 cup
Black Pepper1/2 tsp

Optional extras

Lemon1, wedges

Instructions

1
Pound pork loin to even thickness; season with salt and pepper.
2
Dredge in flour, dip in beaten egg, then press into panko.
3
Fry at 170°C until deep gold and cooked through, about 5–7 minutes.
4
Rest 2 minutes; slice into strips.
5
Serve with shredded cabbage, lemon and tonkatsu sauce.

Chef's tip

Let the breaded cutlets rest 5 minutes before frying so the coating sticks.

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