How to cook Tonkatsu (Deep-fried pork cutlet)

Today’s meal is…

• Tonkatsu (Deep-fried pork cutlet)
• Rice
• Miso Soup

Tonkatsu is a dish of thick slices of pork loin or fillet, covered with flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs, and fried in cooking oil.

◆Amount for 2 people
◆Cooking time 50 min

▽Tools

• Kitchen knife
• Chopping board
• Pan
• Bowl
• A stainless steel tray

▽Tonkatsu (Deep-fried pork cutlet) ingredients

• 2 pork loin slices
• A pinch of salt and pepper
• A pinch of flour
• 1 egg
• A pinch of fresh breadcrumbs
• cabbage, to taste

▽Tonkatsu Sauce ingredients

• 4 tbsp sesame seeds
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons syrup
• Hot pepper to taste

▽Tonkatsu (Deep-fried pork cutlet) Procedure

1. Cut into the lean and fatty stripes of the pork loin with a knife, cut the stripes and pound all over with the back of a knife or a meat smasher.
2. Season with salt and pepper, then coat with flour, egg, and bread crumbs in that order.
3. Put the battered pork loin in oil at 160℃ and fry for about 3 minutes. Remove from oil and let stand for 5 minutes.
4. Deep-fry for a second time in oil at 180℃.
5. Place shredded cabbage and cut pork cutlet on a plate.

▽Tonkatsu Sauce Procedure

1. Fry sesame seeds in a frying pan and mortar.
2. Mix the sesame seeds from step 1 with the other seasonings in the Tonkatsu Sauce.

▼TIPS for making good Tonkatsu (Deep-fried pork cutlet)▼

(1) To avoid the meat shrinking, make sure to strike these knife into the meat.
(2) Raise the temperature to 180°C (356°F) before frying again.(Guard against the meat becoming extremely tough.)

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