Tonkatsu are deep fried pork cutlets. Tonkatsu is usually served with shredded cabbage or on top of cooked rice (katsudon) or with Japanese style curry rice (katsu kare).
Ingredients:
4 pork loin chops (about 1" thick, no bones)
salt
pepper
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1-2 eggs
1 cup panko or bread crumbs
oil for deep frying
Preparation:
Make small cuts all over pork chops with tip of knife. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of meat.
Coat the meat with flour, dip in eggs, then cover with bread crumbs.
Heat deep frying oil to 180 C, and deep fry crumb-covered meat.
Fry until color turns golden brown and meat floats in the oil, about 5-8 minutes, turning once or twice.
Set the meat on a cooling rack for a minute. Cut into 5-6 pieces.