Donkatsu - Deep-fried Pork Cutlet

Donkatsu is too easy to make. Skip the bad oil at restaurants and make it at home.

📝 Ingredients

• Pork loin - 4 pieces
• Breadcrumbs - 3 cups
• Flour - 1 cup (Panko is very nice)
• Eggs - 2
• Salt - few shakes
• Black pepper - few shakes
• Water - 3/4 cup
• Ketchup - 1/4 cup
• Worcestershire sauce - 3 Tablespoons
• Flour - 1.5 Tablespoons
• Butter - 1.5 Tablespoons
• Sugar - 1 Tablespoon
• Black pepper - few shakes

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Tenderize meat ---
2. 2Start by seasoning each pork chop with salt and pepper.
3. 3Then wrap each pork loin in a plastic wrap. Flatten the meat to about 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch thick with any hard object (e.g. bottom of a wine bottle or the butt of your knife).
4. 4Next, put the tenderized meat into the freezer for one-hour. This process will help season the meat and firm up before battering and frying. Take them out and set aside
5. 5--- Batter them up ---
6. 6Prepare three bowls – one with flour, one with beaten eggs and the last one with breadcrumbs.
7. 7Let's prep each pork chop: Dip first into the flour, then into the egg mixture and finally into the bread crumbs. Make sure you get in there with your hands and cover every nook and cranny!
8. 8If you don't plan to cook all of them at once, wrap the remaining pieces in plastic wrap. Store those in the fridge
9. 9--- Fry them up ---
10. 10Bring the oil up to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (~170 Celsius) on medium-high heat.
11. 11Then fry the pork cutlet until both sides are golden brown, turning them over a few times with tongs. It will take roughly 10 minutes.
12. 12Cut them into strips and enjoy!
13. 13Homemade Donkatsu Sauce (Optional)
14. 14Pour water, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup in a large bowl and mix them together.
15. 15Then put a frying pan on low heat. Place butter and flour into the frying pan. Mix the two together throughly in the pan to make a simple rue.
16. 16Then pour the mixture from the bowl into the frying pan. Stir constantly until the mixture starts to boil.
17. 17Let the mixture boil for 2 minutes - remember to keep stirring.
18. 18Put a pinch of black pepper and sauce is ready. Pour on top of the donkatsu.