Tonkatsu (Japanese-Style Crispy Fried Pork Cutlets)

  4.8 – 4 reviews  • Japanese

With apples, fresh cranberries, walnuts, and spices, this rustic dessert is cooked in a cream cheese crust.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 4 mins
Total Time: 24 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 2 cutlets

Ingredients

  1. 2 boneless pork chops, trimmed of excess fat
  2. ½ teaspoon salt
  3. ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  4. 1 egg
  5. ½ teaspoon soy sauce
  6. ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  7. ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  8. oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Place pork chops on a paper towel to absorb any excess moisture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  2. Whisk egg and soy sauce together in a small bowl.
  3. Place flour on a small plate and panko in another. Dredge a pork chop in the flour, pressing it in using your fingertips to cover all crevices along the surface. Turn to evenly coat all sides.
  4. Dip the pork into the egg mixture, coating completely. Transfer immediately to the bowl of panko, pressing in to evenly coat. Repeat process with the second pork chop.
  5. Heat oil in a wide pan or wok on medium-high heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lower a pork chop into the oil. Fry until bottom side is golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn; cook until other side turns golden and pork is slightly pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Pick up the cutlet and hold it on its side for a few seconds to let the oil drip off. Drain on a paper towel. Repeat with the second pork chop.
  6. Panko is a Japanese-style large bread crumb that is found in most grocery stores.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 322 kcal
Carbohydrate 16 g
Cholesterol 62 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 10 g
Saturated Fat 4 g
Sodium 421 mg
Sugars 0 g
Fat 26 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Ricky Duffy
These were delicious. Exceptionally wonderful, I got great feedback from everyone who tried it!
Justin Cooley
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Sarah Williamson
They came out awesome easy to do quite Tasty .
Phillip Lucas
i was kind of confused when i finished this recipe. i was expecting a different flavour, but when it turned out to be a pork cutlet i was a tad disappointed. Don’t get me wrong. These are delicious! I think i over-thought it a bit and was expecting something different. I re-read the title and it was an ah-ha moment, because it is just what it says it is. a crispy fried pork cutlet. The addition of soy sauce to the egg mixture is was also a little confusing to me, in that it didn’t really impart any flavour, even though i double the soy sauce. All in all, this is a very tasty dish.

 

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