Tonkatsu (日式炸猪排)

When talking about deep flying food…it might scare some of you away but I’m sure you guys will like this food… Japanese Tonkatsu. Don’t worry it is very simple to make the Tonkatsu. In fact, I’ve already prepared an easy-to-follow recipe and you can make your juicy & crispy Tonkatsu just in between few minutes…(maybe you need more time…ha! Not my business LOL) Let’s start!

当谈到油炸食物的时候...可能它会让你抗拒，但我相信你绝对会喜欢这道美食...日式炸猪排。你也绝对不要担心，要做一道炸猪排是非常简单的事情。事实上，我已经准备了一个易于遵循的配方，可以使您在几分钟之间就弄好多汁酥脆的日式炸猪排...（也许你需要更多的时间... 哈！不关我事咯！）开始咯！

Tonkatsu – Fried pork chops in Japanese-style

Ingredients (For 2 portions):

2 Pork Loin or Tenderloin (each about ½ inch thick)

1 Egg

1 plate of plain flour

1 plate of bread crumbs

Salt & pepper to taste

Shredded cabbage

Method:

1. Use a meat tenderizer to flatten the meat about ¼ inch thick, sprinkle some salt and pepper for both side, coat the flour with sequence: flour, eggs, flour, eggs, bread crumbs and fry it (in medium heat) until golden brown (about 5 to 7 mins).
2. Cut the fried pork chop into strips, lined with the shredded cabbage and serve with Tonkatsu sauce, you also can sprinkle some seven spice powder for spicy taste.

Tips:

How to identify the oil temperature: use chopsticks and dip into the hot oil, if there are some bubbles come up, means it is medium heat. If a lot of bubbles come out and fast, it is high heat.

 

日式炸猪排

材料（两人份）：

2块猪里肌（梅肉）

1颗蛋

1盘中筋面粉

1盘面包屑

盐巴与胡椒少许

包菜丝少许

做法：

1. 把猪里肌用肉槌拍扁后（大概1/4 inch），用刀把筋切断，表层洒少许盐与胡椒粉，再依序沾裹面粉，蛋液，面粉， 蛋液，面包屑后下锅油炸至两面金黄色（中火，大概4至6分钟）捞起备用。
2. 将炸好的猪排切成条状后，盛入盘中，配上包菜丝及淋上日式猪排酱，也可以洒少许七味粉即可提味。

小提示：

如何辩别油温：可以用筷子沾水下油锅测试，如果气泡冒得少，就表示中油温。反之，气泡冒得快及多，表示油温高。