How to Cook Tonkatsu (Japanese Fried Pork Cutlet)🍴🇯🇵

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How to Cook Tonkatsu (Japanese Fried Pork Cutlet)🍴🇯🇵

A Japanese cutlet of pork, breaded and deep fried until crisp and golden brown. It is actually quite simple to make at home ☝👧👍

Patty Thirawat.

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Thing you should have:) 2 center cut pork chops (1″ thick) / all-purpose flour for dredging / salt and pepper to taste / 1 egg beaten /1 Cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) / oil for frying

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Pork loin

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Use a chef’s knife to tenderize the cutlets in a crosshatch pattern by using a drumming motion across the surface

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then turning the meat 90 degrees and repeating. Do this to both sides of each cutlet until they are 3/4″ thick.

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Season with salt

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And pepper

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Coat pork with flour lightly.

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Dip the pork in beaten egg.

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Coat pork with panko and pat well.

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Heat oil for deep-frying in a deep pan to around 340 degrees F

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Deep-fry breaded pork for a few minutes. Turn the pork over and fry a few more minute

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Turn the pork over and fry a few more minutes or until cooked through and browned.

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Remove pork from the oil and drain on paper towels.

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Cut each tonkatsu into small pieces and serve on plates with japanese rice.

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Eat with mustard 😄

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Or Tonkatsu sauce -This sauce is sweet and spicy sauce goes beautifully with Japanese katsu (fried pork)

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You can buy from supermarket if you want to make by yourself i have recipe for you!

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1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup shoyu 1/4 cup ketchup 1 Tablespoon smooth French mustard 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice Cr: tess's japanese kitchen

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In a small saucepan, combine Worcestershire through ketchup. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the mixture is reduced about 20%. Add the mustard and allspice. Cool and serve at room temperature.

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