Fried dishes

Korean Pork Cutlet (Donkkaseu)

Thin pork loin cutlets with a crisp panko coating and katsu sauce on the side.

Prep
12 min
Cook
15 min
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Golden breaded pork cutlet cut into strips with a dish of sauce

Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 2 servings · Pork loin (Weigh raw, boneless and trimmed.) 260 g

Ingredients

Pork loin Weigh raw, boneless and trimmed.
260 g
All-purpose flour
30 g
Egg For a fraction, beat first and measure out what you need.
1 piece
Panko breadcrumbs
60 g
Neutral frying oil Use about 3 cm of oil in a deep pot, filling at most one-third. Fry larger portions in batches.
to taste

Seasonings

Fine salt
1/6 T
Ground black pepper
about 0.08 T
Bottled katsu sauce
2 T

Level measures: 1 T (tablespoon) = 15 mL, 1 C (paper cup) = 180 mL. Household spoons and cups can vary in size.

Method

  1. Flatten the pork

    Cut the pork loin 260 g into palm-size cutlets and pound them to about 8 mm thick.

    Raw boneless pork loin laid flat on a dedicated cutting board
  2. Season the cutlets

    Season with salt 1/6 T and pepper about 0.08 T.

    Salt and pepper on thin raw pork cutlets
  3. Dust lightly with flour

    Dust with flour 30 g and shake off the excess.

    Flour, beaten egg and panko in separate dishes next to the pork
  4. Dip in beaten egg

    Dip in beaten egg 1 piece.

    A floured pork cutlet lifted from beaten egg
  5. Press on the panko

    Then gently press on the panko 60 g.

    Panko pressed lightly onto an egg-dipped pork cutlet
  6. Preheat the frying oil

    Heat about 3 cm of oil in a deep-sided pan to 170°C.

    Oil heating in a deep-sided pan before the cutlets go in
  7. Fry one cutlet at a time

    Fry one cutlet at a time, flipping until golden on both sides.

    A flat breaded cutlet turning golden in the frying oil
  8. Check the internal temperature and doneness

    Check that the centre stays at or above 75°C for 1 minute.

    A fine probe inserted from the side into the thickest part of a fried cutlet
  9. Drain on a rack

    Drain on a clean wire rack.

    Fried cutlet draining on a clean wire rack
  10. Slice and serve with sauce

    Slice into bite-size strips and serve the katsu sauce 2 T on the side.

    Sliced pork cutlet with katsu sauce served on the side