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Katsudon
🇯🇵 Japanese

Katsudon

🇯🇵 Japanese

Crispy tonkatsu simmered with egg and onion in sweet soy, poured over rice — the donburi that eats like a hug.

Prep 20 min Cook 25 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

  • Salt1/2 tsp
  • Onion1, sliced
  • Rice3 cups cooked
  • Eggs3
  • Soy Sauce3 tbsp
  • Sugar1 tbsp
  • Pork2 breaded cutlets / tonkatsu
  • Neutral Oilfor frying
  • Mirin2 tbsp
  • Kombu Dashi3/4 cup

Optional extras

  • Spring Onions2, sliced
  • Panko Breadcrumbs1 cup if frying fresh

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make or reheat tonkatsu; slice into strips.

  2. 2

    Simmer onion in dashi, soy, mirin and sugar until soft.

  3. 3

    Lay katsu on the onions; pour beaten egg over; cover until egg is just set.

  4. 4

    Slide everything over hot rice bowls.

  5. 5

    Finish with spring onions.

Chef's tip

The egg should be soft and custardy — pull it off heat before it scrambles dry.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to Make Perfect Katsudon (Japanese Pork Cutlet Bowl) · on YouTube