Tonkatsu

/ Daiki Ichiyama

• 20 March 2024
• recipe,
• japanese,
• pork,
• asian

Ingredients

• Pork loin
• Panko
• Flour
• Egg
• Salt
• Black pepper
• White pepper
• Vegetable oil
• Cabbage
• Tonkatsu sauce

Instructions

1. Cut slits in 1cm intervals on the fat/connective tissue on the pork loin
2. Pound pork loin with the back of the knife and reshape back to original shape afterwards
3. Season with salt, black pepper, and white pepper
4. In 3 seperate plates fill with flour, egg, and panko
5. Add salt, and white pepper in the flour plate
6. Transfer pork loin to flour, then egg, then panko
7. Press down panko onto the pork loin and shake the excess off
8. Heat pot of vegetable oil up to low temp to cook the inside first
9. Gently fry the pork loin
10. Take out the pork loin and scoop out any panko that fell off
11. Increase temperature of the vegetable oil
12. Quickly re-fry the pork loin for crispiness
13. Let it rest for 5min +
14. Cut cabbage into thin slices