How to Make Award-winning Tonkatsu or Katsu Curry

Tonkatsu or Katsu Curry. Katsu Curry (カツカレー) is a combination of Japanese Curry and a panko-breaded cutlet. It is the ultimate comfort dish when you have a Watch How to Make Baked Tonkatsu. Tender and juicy pork loin wrapped in a crispy golden panko crust, serve with tonkatsu sauce and ground sesame seeds.

If you want to try it at home, simply place a pre-cut tonkatsu on top of your rice and curry. Katsu-sando (ja:カツサンド), a tonkatsu sandwich, served as an ekiben. Either a pork fillet (ヒレ, hire) or pork loin (ロース, rōsu) cut may be used; the meat is usually salted, peppered, dredged lightly in In addition to being served as a single dish, it is used as a sandwich filling or in combination with curry. You can cook Tonkatsu or Katsu Curry using 21 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Tonkatsu or Katsu Curry

1. You need of Sushi rice:.
2. Prepare 2-3 cups of rice (use more or less).
3. You need of For the breaded meat:.
4. You need 1 box of pork loin (contains about 4-5 pieces) or 2 chicken breasts cut in half longways (to make 4 pieces).
5. You need of Salt & pepper for seasoning.
6. You need 1/2 cup of plain flour.
7. You need 2 of large eggs beaten.
8. It's 1 cup of panko (Japanese breadcrumbs).
9. It's 4-5 cups of vegetable oil, for cooking the breaded meat.
10. Prepare of For the vegetables:.
11. You need 2 of carrots, sliced into rounds.
12. You need 1 of medium onion, chopped into quarter slices.
13. Prepare 6 of button mushrooms cut in half.
14. Prepare 1 of broccoli florets, sliced in half or use mangetout sliced in half.
15. You need 5 of small Maris Piper potatoes, sliced in half.
16. You need of For the curry sauce:.
17. Prepare 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
18. It's 5 cups of boiled water (from kettle).
19. You need 1 block of Japanese curry sauce (S&B Golden Curry Mix).
20. You need of For garnish:.
21. It's 1 tablespoon of black or white sesame seeds, sprinkle over rice (optional).

Add the curry paste, then stir until dissolved. To serve, place the pork cutlet slices over the rice, then pour a generous serving of curry on half of the pork. Katsu Curry is Curry and Rice with Tonkatsu (deep fried pork). It is a very popular and staple dish on the menu at curry restaurants in Japan.

Tonkatsu or Katsu Curry step by step

1. Add the rice to the rice cooker. Wash and rinse it a few times until it is no longer cloudy. Cook the rice and leave it there until ready for serving..
2. Peel and slice carrots into rounds 0.5cm. Peel the onions and cut into quarter slices. Cut the mushrooms and broccoli florets in half. Slice the potatoes into quarters and set the vegetables aside..
3. Boil about 5 cups of water in a kettle to save time. On medium heat, in a medium sized sauce pan place the carrots and potatoes. Add the hot water enough to cover the vegetables and cook until soft. In a colander drain the vegetables and set the carrots and potatoes aside..
4. On medium heat, add oil in a wok and let it heat up for about a minute. Place onions in wok and sauté the onions until it becomes translucent, then add the carrots and potatoes and stir. Cook it for about a minute. Now add broccoli or mangetout and mushrooms and then the hot water (from kettle) enough to cover the vegetables. Let it cook for another 2-3 minutes stirring occasionally..
5. Add the block of the curry sauce (add more or less depending on preference). Let it simmer gently, turning down the heat to low for 10-15 minutes. Stir occasionally from time to time to prevent sauce and vegetables from sticking and burning. Then turn off heat and set aside..
6. In the meantime as the curry cooks, prepare the pork by pounding each lion piece one by one until 0.5cm thick. Season with salt & pepper (add as much or little as you like)..
7. In two separate baking trays place the flour in one (season with a small amount of pepper & salt - optional) and in the other the panko breadcrumbs. In a bowl gently beat the eggs..
8. Take a piece of pork lion (I used pork) or chicken breast and fully coat it all over in the flour on both sides. Dip into the egg and let any excess egg drip back into the bowl. Then place the pork in the panko breadcrumbs and cover the meat with it on both sides (including the edges). Place this on a large baking tray. Repeat the steps until all the pork has been used and set aside..
9. In a wok or large pot add oil for shallow frying the breaded pork. On medium heat let the oil heat up. Drop a piece of panko breadcrumb into the oil. If it sizzles then the oil is ready. Place a piece of breaded meat into the wok. Let one side turn slightly golden brown before turning. Once brown turn over. Turn once more..
10. When golden brown transfer onto kitchen paper placed on top of a plate or tray to allow the excess oil to drain. Repeat the process until all meat has been used..
11. Place one breaded pork or chicken piece onto a chopping board. Cut into several slices (place remaining cooked meat in oven, on low temperature to keep warm) or leave whole. On a serving plate, add the rice, place the sliced meat next to it. Then ladle the curry sauce either on the side or on top of meat and rice (add as much or little as you wish). Garnish with sesame seeds (optional)..

Katsu curry (���ƒJ���[) is a dish of Japanese curry rice topped with a tonkatsu. It is usually served on a large plate and eaten with a spoon instead of chopsticks. Tonkatsu-ya typically serve a variety of tonkatsu dishes as well as other deep fried foods and seafood. From the Ubiquitous Tonkatsu (Pork Katsu) and Chicken Katsu to the More Decadent Gyukatsu Tonkatsu, or pork katsu, is the kind that comes to mind for most people when they think of katsu. Katsu curry is a favorite dish in Japan, featuring a heaping plate of rice with flavorful Japanese curry.