Katsudon without Dashi Recipe with Rice
The combination of mirin, soy sauce, and sugar creates a delicious sweet and savory sauce that is perfect for katsudon. The Panko breaded pork cutlet with rice is a tasty and filling meal!
Servings 2
Cost 15
Ingredients
- 2 pieces center-cut, boneless pork chops (pounded down to a centimeter thick)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 2 eggs beaten and divided
- 5 tbsp flour for dusting
- 1 cup panko
- 1 onion thinly sliced
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1 and 1/4 cups beef or vegetable broth
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 4 cups Japanese steamed rice
Instructions
- Drizzle the pork chops that’s been pounded with salt and pepper.
- Dust with a light, even coat of flour.
- Get a small bowl and beat 1 egg in it, then put the panko in another small bowl.
- Preheat the skillet over medium heat and pour the cooking oil in it until it gets hot.
- Dip the pork into the egg to coat.
- Coat the pork well with panko breadcrumbs in order to prepare it for frying.
- Slowly drop each pork chop into the hot oil in the skillet and saute them for 5 – 6 minutes on each side until they become golden brown.
- Prepare a large plate and put some paper towels on top of it. Then place the fried pork chops over them to drain the oil off of the meat.
- Now slice the tonkatsu (the fried pork chops) into tiny bits.
- Get another frying pan, pour the broth in, then cook over medium heat.
- Add sugar, mirin, and soy sauce to the beef and vegetable broth and wait until it boils, then turn off the stove.
- In order to prepare 1 serving of katsudon, do the following: turn on the stove and preheat the small skillet over medium heat, then pour 1/4 cup broth plus 1/4 onion slices into the skillet and allow to simmer for 1 – 3 minutes.
- Then add 1 serving of tonkatsu pieces to the dashi soup mix in the skillet and simmer again for 1 – 3 minutes.
- Wait until the soup boils, then pour the beaten egg that you’ve set aside earlier over the tonkatsu and onion.
- Set the temperature to low and cover skillet with a lid. After 1 minute, turn off the stove.
- Put 1 tonkatsu on top of a large rice bowl with steamed rice and serve.
