How to Make Baked Tonkatsu (Recipe) 揚げないとんかつの作り方（レシピ）

panko breadcrumbs

🥗Healthier: whole wheat breadcrumbs

💰Cheaper: regular breadcrumbs

Whole wheat breadcrumbs add fiber, while regular breadcrumbs are often less expensive.

tonkatsu sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade sauce with ketchup and Worcestershire

💰Cheaper: soy sauce and sugar

Homemade sauce can be healthier, and soy sauce with sugar is a budget-friendly alternative.

Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 400F.

Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine panko and olive oil, toast over medium heat until golden brown.

Transfer panko to a plate and let it cool.

Crack and beat the egg in a shallow dish.

Pour flour into a second dish.

Cut connective tissue between meat and fat.

Pound the meat with a meat pounder and mold it back to its original shape.

Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the pork loin.

Dredge the pork in flour and pat off excess flour.

Dip the pork into the beaten egg, then coat with panko.

Bake for 20 minutes until no longer pink inside.

Cut into 1 inch pieces.

Grind black and white sesame seeds in a mortar.

Add tonkatsu sauce.

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