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Katsudon Pork Cutlet on Rice

Name: Katsudon Pork Cutlet on Rice
Total time: 2 h 11 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a one-bowl meal
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 550 g Japanese short-grain rice (gives about 1.2 kg cooked); 660 ml water; 4 boneless pork loin cutlets, about 180 g each (or tenderloin steaks); salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 6 tbsp plain flour; 2 eggs, beaten; 2½ cups fresh or dry breadcrumbs (panko); 1½ L neutral oil for deep-frying; 1 small onion, thin half-moons; 1 tbsp neutral oil; 360 ml dashi; 105 ml mirin; 45 ml light (usukuchi) soy sauce; 45 ml dark (koikuchi) soy sauce; 4 green onions, cut into 4 cm lengths; 6 eggs, beaten

Crumbed pork loin fried to a deep crust, sliced over hot rice and blanketed with onion simmered in sweet dashi and barely set egg, so the juices soak into the rice below.

YieldServes 4 as a one-bowl meal
Hands-on1 h
Total2 h 11 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

rice

550 gJapanese short-grain rice (gives about 1.2 kg cooked)
660 mlwater

cutlets

4boneless pork loin cutlets, about 180 g each (or tenderloin steaks)
to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper
6 tbspplain flour
2eggs, beaten
2½ cupsfresh or dry breadcrumbs (panko)
1½ Lneutral oil for deep-frying

onion-and-egg topping

1small onion, thin half-moons
1 tbspneutral oil
360 mldashi
105 mlmirin
45 mllight (usukuchi) soy sauce
45 mldark (koikuchi) soy sauce
4green onions, cut into 4 cm lengths
6eggs, beaten

Contains

Gluten
Egg
Soy
Fish
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Bonito
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Rice
Onion family (any)
Onion
Scallion (green onion)
Cabbage family (any)
Black and white pepper
Mushrooms (any)
Shiitake
Yeast
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kombu
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Pork
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Stovetop
Probe thermometer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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