How to Make Katsu Sando (Recipe) カツサンドの作り方 (レシピ)

pork loin

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken breast is leaner, while pork shoulder is more economical.

Japanese mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: regular mayonnaise

💰Cheaper: store-brand mayonnaise

Regular mayonnaise is widely available and often less expensive.

white bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: generic sandwich bread

Whole grain offers more fiber, while generic bread is budget-friendly.

tonkatsu sauce

🥗Healthier: bbq sauce

💰Cheaper: homemade sauce

BBQ sauce is often lower in sugar, and homemade can save costs.

Preheat oven to 400 ºF (200 ºC).

In a large frying pan, add 1 cup panko and 1 ½ tbsp of oil. Turn the heat to medium to medium-high.

Lift the pan and shake it once in a while to evenly toast the panko until golden brown, about 5 minutes.

Once the panko is nicely brown, transfer it to a tray.

Take 2 pork chops (1/2 lb) and make slits on the connective tissue between the meat and fat.

Pound the meat with a meat pounder or the back of a knife to flatten it.

Mold the extended meat back into its original shape with your hands.

Season the meat with 1/2 tsp salt and pepper.

On a large plate, add 2 tbsp all purpose flour.

Whisk 1 egg in a bowl.

Dredge the pork in flour and remove excess flour.

Dip the pork in the egg mixture.

Dredge the pork in panko, pressing the panko onto the meat.

Transfer the coated pork to an oven-safe wire rack.

Bake at 400 ºF (200 ºC) until the pork is cooked through, about 20 minutes.

Thinly shred one cabbage leaf.

Spread butter on one side of 4 slices of bread.

Spread 2 tsp dijon mustard on top of the butter on one side of each slice.

Spread 4 tbsp tonkatsu sauce on the other side of each slice.

Put the thinly shredded cabbage evenly on the dijon mustard side of the bread.

Drizzle tonkatsu sauce over the cabbage.

Place the tonkatsu on top of the cabbage and top with the other slice of bread.

Place the sandwich between two plates for 5 minutes.

Cut off the crust of the bread and cut the sandwich in half.

Serve the katsu sando on a plate or box.

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