Japanese Tonkatsu
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
directions
- In a glass bowl stir together ginger, soy sauce, sugar, and sake. Add pork chops, covering completely, and marinade for 30 minutes.
- Remove chops from marinade, dip into the flour, then into the egg, and finally into the breadcrumbs. (This order is important!).
- Fry for 3 minutes on each side, 'til done. Slice into strips and serve warm with rice.
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Reviews
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Easy to make and tastes great! Although it really needs a sauce to make it complete. I substituted Panko for the breadcrumbs for a lighter breading. One thing to note, the directions don't specify the frying method. I used enough oil to cover half way up the side of the pork and fried for 1:30 per side.
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I made this last night. I chose this one because was intrigued by marinating the meat before coating it. Most of the other Tonkatsu recipes don't call for this step. Was a little worried the soy would make it salty, but it wasn't. Made a very tender Tonkatsu. I cut the recipe in half for three cutlets, and marinated them in a zip-lock baggie. I thought there was more marinade than needed, so will cut back slightly on that next time. I also used panko instead of American breadcrumbs. And served with purchased Tonkatsu sauce, with a Japanese cucumber salad on the side.