Tonkatsu pork
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- Cuisine
- Japanese
- Course
- Main
- Ready in
- 15 min
- Effort
- Some steps
Ingredients
×1
- 4 Pork Chops
- 100g Flour
- 2 Beaten Eggs
- 100g Breadcrumbs
- Fry Vegetable Oil
- 2 tbs Tomato Ketchup
- 2 tbs Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 tbs Oyster Sauce
- 2 tblsp Caster Sugar
Method
- Remove the large piece of fat on the edge of each pork loin, then bash each of the loins between two pieces of baking parchment until around 1cm in thickness – you can do this using a meat tenderiser or a rolling pin. Once bashed, use your hands to reshape the meat to its original shape and thickness – this step will ensure the meat is as succulent as possible.
- Put the flour, eggs and panko breadcrumbs into three separate wide-rimmed bowls. Season the meat, then dip first in the flour, followed by the eggs, then the breadcrumbs.
- In a large frying or sauté pan, add enough oil to come 2cm up the side of the pan. Heat the oil to 180C – if you don’t have a thermometer, drop a bit of panko into the oil and if it sinks a little then starts to fry, the oil is ready. Add two pork chops and cook for 1 min 30 secs on each side, then remove and leave to rest on a wire rack for 5 mins. Repeat with the remaining pork chops.
- While the pork is resting, make the sauce by whisking the ingredients together, adding a splash of water if it’s particularly thick. Slice the tonkatsu and serve drizzled with the sauce.
Tags
- pork
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