Pork Tenderloin Katsu Recipes

PORK TENDERLOIN KATSU

Steps:

• Place the pork in a shallow dish or resealable plastic bag and add the garlic, ginger and a few shakes of shoyu. Swish around and let marinate for a few minutes.
• Gather three shallow dishes; place flour in one, egg in another, and breadcrumbs and five-spice in the third.
• Place a medium skillet over medium-high heat and fill with about 1/2 inch of oil. Set a rack set over a baking sheet and set aside.
• Remove the pork from the marinade and let the excess liquid drip off. Dredge the pork in the flour, patting off the excess; then in the egg, letting the excess run off; and finally give it a nice coating of breadcrumb mixture. Place the breaded pork in the hot oil and cook until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to the prepared rack.
• While the pork is cooking, place a small saucepot over low heat. Add the orange preserves, hoisin and a shake of shoyu. Let warm.
• Place the pork on serving plates, dot with some glaze and top with the chive flowers, chives and mint.

JAPANESE PORK KATSU

Steps:

• Make the dipping sauce:.
• Stir together 1 T. of hot water and the soy sauce, mirin, worcestershire sauce, ketchup and mustard. Set aside.
• Prep the pork:.
• Place the pork cutlets between 2 sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap and pound them with a meat pounder until about 1/4 inch thick. In a shallow bowl, lightly beat the egg. Spread the flour and panko on 2 separate plates. Season the flour with the salt and pepper. Also, season the pork cutlets with salt on both sides. Then dip the pork first into the flour, then the egg and last the panko (coating both sides). Press the panko into the pork so it stays put.
• Panfry the pork:.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just hot and then add the oil. Add the cutlets and fry, turning once, until golden brown on both sides and just opaque at the center (you don't want to overcook pork) - this should take approximately 5 minutes on each side.
• Tranfer the cutlets to paper towel to drain briefly, then cut across the grain into strips 1/2 inch thick.
• Serve with the dipping sauce and rice.

PORK TONKATSU

Steps:

• Slash the fat rimming one side of the loin cutlet to keep the meat from curling when deepfried. Pound to flatten to about 1/4 inch. Salt and pepper both sides of each cutlet. Dredge each in flour, then dip into beaten eggs and press into bread crumbs to coat both sides.
• Heat a large skillet with about 1/2 inch of oil until hot. Lay 1 or 2 cutlets in the hot oil. Deep-fry until golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes, turning them once or twice. Drain the cutlets on paper towels and cut the pork into bite-size strips that can be eaten with chopsticks.
• Arrange the pork on a platter lined with the shredded cabbage, and garnish with lemon wedges. Serve the sauce on the side for dipping, or pour it over the pork and cabbage.
• Prepare the recipe for Pork Tonkatsu, using 4 turkey cutlets, each about 1/2inch thick, in place of the pork loin.