Happy New Year! What better way to start the year with some crispy goodness!
Ingredients:
- Pork tenderloin (4 pieces about 2cm thick)
- Mozzarella cheese (sliced in 2mm thickness, or 1 cup shredded)
- Shredded cabbage or napa (1 cup)
Seasoning
- Salt (2 tsp)
- Garlic powder (1 tbsp)
- Ground white pepper (1 tsp)
- Paprika (2 tsp)
- Curry powder (1 tbsp optional)
Coat
- Flour (1 cup)
- Egg (2 eggs beaten)
- Panko bread crumbs (2 cup)
Fry
- Deep pot of oil (1 litre)
Serving Sauce (Replica Katsu sauce with what you have at home)
- Ketchup (1 tbsp)
- Worcester sauce (1 tbsp)
- Honey (1 tbsp)
- Soy sauce (1 tbsp)
Instructions:
- Slice the pork tenderloin in the middle leaving about 3mm at the end, so that the piece is still attached
- With the pork tenderizer or back of the knife, pound both side of the pork, it should flatten to be about 1/2 inch
- Stuff the open middle with a slice or 1/4 cup of cheese
- Mix the seasoning together
- Rub both sides of the pork with the seasoning
- Prepare the ingredients for the coat in 3 separate containers
- Dredge the pork with flour
- Then egg
- Then panko
- Repeat egg and panko if you like a thinker coat, otherwise 1 coat is enough for a light crisp
- Heat the oil and heat oven to 450 degrees
- Fry each piece for 5-7 minutes, the colour should be a golden brown
- Have a baking tray with rack ready
- Place the fried pieces in on the rack to drain oil
- Place tray into the oven as you continue to fry the rest
- When all pieces are done prepare the sauce to serve katsu with
- Mix all the the sauce ingredients together until smooth
- Take the first piece out and cut in, watching the cheese ooze out, OR cut as you eat
- Serve with on top of the cabbage/napa with rice
Enjoy the deliciousness, be extra careful if eating hot because the cheese will ooze!
Tips: Cheese is optional but super fun. The oven step will help ensure the meat is fully cooked through.