Recipe: Tasty Easy to Make for Bentos! Bite-size Layered Tonkatsu

Easy to Make for Bentos! Bite-size Layered Tonkatsu. Bite-size Layered Tonkatsu Recipe by cookpad.japan. Tender and easy to make tonkatsu (fried pork cutlets) made with layers of thinly sliced meat. Rinse the pork cutlets with cold water, pat dry with paper towels and season with salt and black pepper.

Pork tenderloin usually comes in a long log shape. It is possible to cut it into short logs and make tonkatsu out of it but I usually slice it to make small medallion tonkatsu. Japanese people call it "hitokuchi katsu" (一口カツ), meaning a bite-size cutlet, though the size is a bit larger than real bite-size. You can cook Easy to Make for Bentos! Bite-size Layered Tonkatsu using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy to Make for Bentos! Bite-size Layered Tonkatsu

1. You need 200 grams of Thinly sliced pork belly (for shabu-shabu).
2. You need 1 of Sliced cheese.
3. You need 1 of Salt and pepper.
4. You need 2 tbsp of Cake flour.
5. It's 4 tbsp of Water.
6. You need 1 of Panko.
7. You need 1 of Oil for frying and grilling.

I rolled up a slice of pork with bacon and Japanese flavors: shiso leaf (Japanese basil) and umeboshi paste (pickled plum paste)! Actually, this tonkatsu has a pronounced flavor without any sauce (unlike the image). Needless to say, it goes well with white rice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Easy to Make for Bentos! Bite-size Layered Tonkatsu step by step

1. Spread the meat and season with salt and pepper (I used thin meat for shabu-shabu so it's easy to wrap).
2. Fold the meat into half, then again until it's bite size. If using cheese, wrap the meat around it and tightly secure..
3. Mix flour and water for the batter. Coat the meat from Step 2 and then with panko..
4. Heat a pan with oil and cook over medium heat without letting it move around too much. It's ready once both sides are nice and golden brown (The picture shows 1 serving. ).

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. Slice tenderloin to bite size pieces. Cut brown onion to small wedges. Another important tip for oven-baked tonkatsu is that you can't use thick pieces of pork loin.