This pork katsu (tonkatsu) recipe with sauce is quick and easy to make in a skillet. Tonkatsu is a Japanese fried pork dish. Our take on this traditional recipe uses fast-fry Ontario pork chops.
Yield: Serves 4-6
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 12 minutes
Ingredients:
- 6 thin boneless Ontario pork loin fast fry centre chops (about 400 g)
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) panko breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) canola oil, divided
- Sliced green onions (optional)
Cooking Instructions:
- Place pork chops on work surface and using meat mallet, pound to a thin ¼ inch (5 mm). Sprinkle all over with salt and pepper.
- Simple Katsu Sauce: In a bowl, whisk together ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar; set aside.
- Place flour on one plate. Place eggs in a shallow dish and beat lightly. Place breadcrumbs in another shallow dish.
- Dredge each pork cutlet in flour, then egg and let excess drip off. Coat both sides well with breadcrumbs and place on a large baking sheet.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat half of the oil over medium-high heat and cook pork in batches, turning once, about 3 minutes per side or until golden brown. Add more as necessary. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Serve with rice sprinkled with green onions, if desired and the katsu sauce for dipping.
Nutritional Information |
Easy Tonkatsu (Japanese Pork Cutlets) |
1/6 of recipe |
Protein |
21g |
Calories |
390 |
Sugar |
4g |
Fat |
25g |
Saturated |
4g |
Monounsaturated |
|
Polyunsaturated |
|
Cholesterol |
105mg |
Sodium |
550mg |
Potassium |
|
Calcium |
20mg |
Carbohydrate |
18g |
Fibre |
1g |