Pork Katsu Sando
Juicy crumbed pork cutlets between two slices of squishy soft bread, the pork katsu sando is the ultimate lunchtime sandwich.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Savoury
Cuisine: Sandwich
Servings: 2 serves
Author: Andrea
Pork katsu
- 2 pork cutlets bone removed
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 1 large egg lightly whisked
- ¾ cup panko crumbs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
Sandwich
- 4 thick slices 2.5cm thick of white bread or Japanese milk bread, crusts removed
- 2 cups shredded Chinese wombok cabbage
- 3 tablespoon tonkatsu sauce
- 1 tablespoon Kewpie mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon hot English mustard
Preheat oven to 180ºC. Place vegetable oil in a frypan over high heat.
To make the pork katsu, place the raw fillets between two sheets of grease-proof paper and hammer with a rolling pin or meat mallet until they are 1.5 centimetres thick.
Dip fillets into flour coating them lightly on all sides. Then dip into lightly whisked egg, allowing any excess to drip away. Finally, coat thoroughly in panko crumbs.
Place pork fillets into hot oil and fry until golden and crunchy - approximately 3-4 minutes on each side. Place fillets on to a baking tray and bake in the oven for 15 minutes to ensure fillets are cooked all the way through.
To assemble sandwich. whisk together kewpie mayonnaise and hot mustard. Spread on to one slice of white bread. Pile with shredded cabbage.
Drizzle tonkatsu sauce on top of pork katsu fillet. Place on top of cabbage, and then top with bread. Skewer sandwich to keep it together. Serve immediately.
- I prefer wombok cabbage for my pork katsu sandos, however usually white cabbage is used.