🇯🇵 Japan recipe

Katsudon

A crispy deep-fried tonkatsu pork cutlet is simmered with onions and egg in a sweet soy-dashi sauce, then placed over a bowl of steaming rice. The egg binds everything together in a silky, savory embrace that makes this one of Japan's ultimate comfort foods.

Prep15 mins
Cook25 mins
Serves2
Difficultymedium
Katsudon, a Japan dish

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless pork loin chops (2 cm thick)
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs (for breading)
  • 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
  • Vegetable oil for deep frying
  • 1 medium yellow onion, sliced into thin half-moons
  • 1 cup dashi stock
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 3 eggs (for the egg topping)
  • 4 cups cooked Japanese short-grain rice
  • Mitsuba or green onion, chopped, for garnish

Method

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Nutrition per serving

Calories
680
Protein
32 g
Carbs
72 g
Fat
28 g

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