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Tonkatsu

Welcome back! 
Today, we have a delicious Japanese dish: Tonkatsu! This literally means "pork cutlet", since that's what it is: a pork loin cutlet, breaded and fried. It's one of the most popular dishes in Japan; it's also a symbol of good luck, so students like to eat it before big tests. It's often served with a special tonkatsu sauce, as described below, but there are other varieties, like with curry or with an egg on rice: a katsudon. 

Tonkatsu


Ingredients:

  • Pork loin cutlets (about 1/2" thick)
  • Salt and pepper
  • Some flour
  • An egg
  • Breadcrumbs (panko)
Sauce:
  • 4 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoons worcesterschire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons mirin
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Directions:

  1. Pat dry the pork chops and pound them evenly with a meat tenderizer.
  2. Sprinkle on some salt and pepper on both sides.
  3. Dip each pork chop in flour, then in egg (beat the egg, obviously), and then in the breadcrumbs.
  4. Put these on a baking pan and spray some oil on them.

  5. Air-fry them at 375°F for 15 minutes. Halfway in, flip them and spray some oil on top.
  6. Prepare the sauce simply by mixing all the ingredients together.


You could, as an alternative to air-frying, just fry the tonkatsu normally. It's often paired with some shredded cabbage, which is nice and crunchy while acting as a neutralizing flavor. Also, many restaurants serve this with some other items too; some things you see commonly are miso soup and daikon radish, however, there was one that we ate that once that came with a pasta salad that was quite interesting.

-Chefpo

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