TONKATSU (JAPANESE BREADED PORK)

TONKATSU

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb pork cutlets

1 cup all purpose flour

3 to 4 eggs (beaten)

4 to 6 oz Japanese bread crumbs (Panko)

salt and pepper

1 cup canola oil

katsu sauce

Directions:

Pat pork dry. Season with salt and pepper, set aside. Line up 3 separate shallow dishes, put flour on the first, eggs on the second, panko on the third. Cover each pork with flour, and then dip in eggs, and then coat with panko. Using a medium sized nonstick frying pan, heat half of the oil over medium heat. Fry pork 3 minutes per side. Add more oil after each batch.  Serve with katsu sauce.