Tonkatsu, Japanese breaded pork cutlets
Breaded and fried pork cutlets, topped with tonkatsu or Worcestershire sauce, and served with rice: a classic, crispy Japanese dish.
Tonkatsu is a Japanese-style breaded pork cutlet. It is prepared similarly to a Wiener schnitzel, but is typically served with very distinctive sauces.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time15 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodPan-fried
- Estimated cost$0.62 $0.31 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
Ingredients
people
- $0.40
- $0.05
- $0.09
- $0.06
- $0.02
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Cut the scallops to about 1 cm thickness, remove the tough membranes, and flatten them. Season with salt and pepper, and then spread with mustard. ≈ 8 min
- In a shallow dish, whisk the egg with cold water, then add the flour, as you would for pancake batter. ≈ 4 min
- Dip the cutlets in this mixture, then coat them with breadcrumbs.
- Fry them gently in the oil, making sure the oil doesn’t completely cover them.
- Serve the breaded cutlets with Worcestershire sauce, alongside cooked rice. For a more traditional sauce, mix the tonkatsu sauce or soy sauce with ketchup. ≈ 4 min
The bill
Tonkatsu, Japanese breaded pork cutlets
- 1 egg$0.40
- 2 tablespoons of flour$0.05
- bread crumbs or panko$0.09
- salt, pepper, mustard$0.06
- tonkatsu sauce, Worcestershire sauce, or soy sauce (for marinating)$0.02
Total$0.62
that's $0.31 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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