A Straightforward Recipe for Tonkatsu
A Straightforward Recipe for Tonkatsu

Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, a straightforward recipe for tonkatsu. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

The best homemade Japanese deep fried pork cutlet (tonkatsu recipe) ever. Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, a family favorite! Tonkatsu is actually one of the quickest and simplest meals you can make at home.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook a straightforward recipe for tonkatsu using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make A Straightforward Recipe for Tonkatsu:
  1. Prepare 1 slice Pork loin cutlet
  2. Prepare 1 dash Pepper
  3. Get 1 enough to immerse the pork Vegetable oil
  4. Take Batter
  5. Get 100 grams Flour (cake flour)
  6. Take 1 egg or less Egg
  7. Make ready 100 grams Panko
  8. Make ready Sauce
  9. Take 2 tbsp Ketchup
  10. Take 100 ml Japanese Worcestershire-style sauce

Notes: *Panko is a Japanese-style bread crumb and can be found in the Asian section of your local grocery store. When tonkatsu was first served at Renga-tei, it was accompanied by shredded cabbage. Tonkatsu is a fried Japanese pork cutlet that's usually served with a sweet and savory spiced fruit sauce. My version features a tender thick-cut rib-chop that's been Ingredients for Tonkatsu.

Instructions to make A Straightforward Recipe for Tonkatsu:
  1. Lay the pork cutlet on a cutting board, and score the surface with a knife. Make the score pretty deep, almost cutting through the meat (This makes the cutlets cook through faster.)
  2. Bash the cutlet with the back of your knife evenly. Season with pepper on both sides.
  3. Make things ready to bread the cutlet. Arrange the flour, beaten egg, and panko in that order.
  4. Coat the cutlet evenly with flour, pressing it onto the surface. Immerse the cutlet in the beaten egg so that the flour absorbs its moisture. Coat with as much panko as you want.
  5. Put vegetable oil in a pan and heat over high heat. When you drop panko, it should sizzle and make crackling sounds.
  6. Drop in the breaded pork in slowly. Be careful not to burn yourself. Turn over occasionally as it cooks.
  7. When the surface has turned a deep golden brown, take it out and drain off excess oil on paper towels lined on a cutting board. If there's no redness when you cut through the meat, it's done.
  8. I just mixed ketchup and Japanese style Worcestershire sauce for a cheap sauce. It should be black, not red - that's the right ratio.

Since this is a simple dish that only has a few ingredients, the quality of each ingredient matters. You can buy pre-made tonkatsu sauces from Japanese groceries which are excellent. The quick version given here is really You don't want to overcook your tonkatsu. Listen for when the meat starts to release its juices (the oil will start to sound very active) and remove the cutlet. This was a great basic Tonkatsu recipe!

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