Katsudon

Name: Katsudon
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 350 g Japanese short-grain rice; 4 Pork loin steaks; 50 g Flour; 6 Eggs; 100 g Panko breadcrumbs; 1 Onion; 300 ml Dashi stock; 4 tbsp Soy sauce; 4 tbsp Mirin; 1 tbsp Sugar; 2 Spring onions, sliced; 500 ml Vegetable oil, for frying; Salt (to taste); Black pepper (to taste)

A Japanese comfort bowl: crisp panko pork cutlet simmered with onion and soft egg in a sweet dashi sauce over steamed rice.

45 min20 prep · 25 cook
MediumDifficulty
950 kcalper serving

Ingredients

4 servings

Japanese short-grain rice350 g
Pork loin steaks4
Flour50 g
Eggs6
Panko breadcrumbs100 g
Onion1
Dashi stock300 ml
Soy sauce4 tbsp
Mirin4 tbsp
Sugar1 tbsp
Spring onions, sliced2
Vegetable oil, for frying500 ml
Saltto taste
Black pepperto taste

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Steps

1
Rinse the rice and cook it with 420 ml water, covered, over a low heat.
2
Season the pork, then coat it in flour, 2 beaten eggs and panko.
3
Deep-fry the cutlets until golden and crisp, drain and slice into strips.
4
Simmer the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sugar and sliced onion in a small pan until the onion is soft.
5
For each bowl, lay a cutlet in a quarter of the sauce, pour over one lightly beaten egg, cover and cook until just set.
6
Slide it onto a bowl of hot rice and scatter with spring onion.

Tips and questions

Can I use leftover tonkatsu?: Yes, that is a classic use. Crisp it in the oven for a few minutes, then simmer it briefly in the sauce with the egg.
How should the egg be?: Just set and still soft, almost runny. Cover the pan for less than a minute and take it off the heat straight away.
What can I use instead of dashi?: Instant dashi granules are easy to find. Failing that, use a light chicken stock.

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Katsudon

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