Japanese Deep Fried Pork Fillets ヒレカツ

Hirekatsu is a delicious Japanese dish made from deep-fried pork cutlets! It's so tender and crispy and with a secret ingredient, it's even better!
15 min2 servings549 kcal
Ingredients
- 300 g pork fillet
- 1 egg
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- 50 ml water
- 1 tbsp Kewpie Japanese Mayonnaise
- 2 cups Japanese Panko crumbs (or any bread crumbs)
- Deep-frying oil
- Finely shredded cabbage to serve
- Sesame seeds to sprinkle
Instructions
- 1
Cut the pork fillet it even-sized thick slices.
- 2
Mix the egg, flour, water, and mayonnaise in a small bowl to make a batter.
- 3
Coat each pork fillet slice into the batter then place into the Panko crumbs.
- 4
Coat all the fillets with the Panko crumbs.
- 5
Heat frying oil in a deep pan until it reaches around 180 c.
- 6
Fry each pork fillet slice until it's crispy and golden brown on both sides.
- 7
Serve the pork fillets with cabbage or vegetables of your choosing!
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