Today's Menu #15

Tonkatsu Salad (Pork loin Salad)

Ingredients (4 People)

Pork loin

Egg

Milk

Flour

Panko (dried bread crumbs)

Lettuce

Tomato

Sprout or broccoli

Sauce

Squeeze of lemon

Water

Salt

Pepper

Oil (for frying)

4 pieces

1 egg

1/4 cup

4 tablespoon

1 cup

1/2 head

1 tomato

1/2 bag or 1 head

4 tablespoon

1 tablespoon

1 tablespoon

As desired

As desired

 

1. Trim fat off pork. Cut the pork into 5 pieces and sprinkle salt and pepper as desired. Leave for 10 minutes.

2. Prepare coating by beating egg and 1/4 cup milk together. Set aside.

3. Put flour lightly on the pork, dip the pork in beaten egg and milk, coat with Panko (dried bread-crumbs) and pat well. Fry the pork in 340 degree F oil for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.

4. Slice the lettuce 1/2 inch in width, tomato into bite-size pieces and cut the roots off the sprouts (if broccoli, cut to bite-sized pieces).

5.  Place the vegetables on a plate and place the pork katsu on top. Serve with tonkatsu sauce.
 

Japanese Recipe

Tonkatsu Salad (Pork loin Salad)


Minced Cutlet with Lotus Root

Ingredients (4 people)

Ground pork

Lotus root

Green onion

Panko (dried bread-crumbs)

Egg

Milk

Flour

Lettuce

Tonkatsu sauce

Milk

Salt

Pepper

Oil (for frying )

1/2 lb.

1/2 lb.

1/3 bunch

1 1/2 cups

1 egg

1/4 cup

4 tablespoon

As desired

4 tablespoon

2 tablespoon

As desired

As desired

 

1.  Peel the lotus skin, slice thinly and chop, then immerse in water. Soak for a little while then dry completely.

2. Mix pork, green onion and ½ cup panko in a bowl. Add 2/3 teaspoon of salt and pepper and mix well. Add the lotus and mix. Make eight oval meat cakes and flatten.

3.  Coat with flour, dip the meat cake in beaten egg and milk, then coat with remaining Panko and pat well.
   
4. Heat oil in a deep pan. Fry the meat cakes until brown.

5. Shred lettuce and place on plate. Put meat cakes on top and pour tonkatsu sauce as desired. Enjoy!



Japanese Recipe

Minced Cutlet with Lotus Root