Pork Tonkatsu

5 from 1 vote

Pork Tonkatsu is a delicious super crispy Japanese Pork Cutlet served with cabbage and a delicious deep flavored dipping sauce.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time2

Course: Mains

Cuisine: Japanese

Servings:

Calories: 326kcal

Author: HWC Magazine

Ingredients

1 pound pork chops
or 4 boneless pork chops. Thin to medium cut.
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs
beaten
½ cup flour gluten-free if desired
¾ cups panko breadcrumbs
gluten-free if desired
oil for frying - depends on the size of pan (about ½ inch of oil for a shallow fry)
4 cups cabbage sliced finely shredded and soaked in water
tonkatsu sauce
Bulldog Brand and make your own (homemade tonkatsu sauce recipe in the notes below) - optional
cooked rice
for serving - optional
2 tablespoon green onions
garnish - optional

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Remove fat from pork chops and pound flat.
Salt and pepper pork chops
Dip pork chops in egg and then into the flour mixture, remove excess flour.
Dip the floured pork chop back into the egg and then into the panko bread crumbs until well coated. Set aside
Heat a large skillet with about ½ inch of oil until hot. Lay 1 or 2 cutlets in the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes, turning them once or twice. Drain the cutlets on paper towels and cut the pork into bite-size strips. (Alternatively you can cut down the fat: Heat about 1- 2 tablespoons oil in frying pan and cook on medium heat on each side until golden brown.) In addition, this would be a delicious recipe to try in your air fryer, if you have one.
Drain cabbage and dry. (traditionally the cabbage is served plain on the side however if you wish you can drizzle a little sesame oil, rice vinegar, dash of sugar, dash of salt and some white pepper and mix it together, its delicious)
Serve pork tonkatsu with cabbage, rice and drizzled with tonkatsu sauce on top.

Notes

My boys like the Bulldog brand of Tonkatsu sauce. However, you can make your own homemade sauce by adding the following ingredients together; ½ cup Worcestershire sauce, ¼ cup sugar, ¼ cup soy sauce, ¼ cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon french yellow mustard, ½ teaspoon ground all spice and place in a little pot and heat over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes, cool and serve)

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