Here's how to make crispy and tender tonkatsu at home. Using pork readily available at the supermarket, this guide carefully explains professional techniques from preparation to frying basics. Enjoy authentic tonkatsu at home.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients (4 servings of Tonkatsu)
- Pork loin (thick cut) 4 slices
- Cake flour to taste
- Beaten egg 1 egg
- Milk 2 tbsp
- Panko breadcrumbs to taste
- Frying oil to taste
Seasonings
- Salt a little
- Pepper a little
- [A] Cooking sake 1 tbsp
- [A] Water 1 tbsp
Steps
- Make several cuts in the4 slices of pork loin to tenderize, and pound to an even thickness.
- Sprinklea little salt anda little pepper on both sides of the pork, and let1 tbsp of cooking sake and1 tbsp of water soak in. Pat dry excess moisture with paper towels.
- Make the batter. In a bowl, mix1 beaten egg,2 tbsp of milk, andcake flour to taste.
- Lightly coat all sides of the pork, which has been seasoned, withcake flour to taste.
- Dip the pork, coated in flour, into the batter.
- Thoroughly coat the battered pork withpanko breadcrumbs to taste.
- Heatfrying oil to taste in a frying pan to 170℃ (340℉).
- Place the breaded pork into the 170℃ (340℉) oil and fry one side until golden brown.
- Remove the fried pork and drain excess oil.
- Increase the oil temperature to 180℃ (350℉), return the tonkatsu to the oil, and fry the other side until crispy. [This is the key!] Double-frying makes the coating crispy and helps it cook through. Adjusting the oil temperature and timing of the fry are crucial.
- Remove the fried tonkatsu to a rack or similar to drain the oil thoroughly.
- Cut the tonkatsu into bite-sized pieces and arrange on a plate.
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