seared breaded pork cutlets
- Serves: 4
- Calories: 382 kcal
- Total Time: 20 m
- Prep: 10 m
- Cook: 10 m
- Japanese: Yaki-tonkatsu

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ingredients:
- 4 boneless pork chops
- a little salt
- a little pepper
- 4 tablespoons salad oil
batter:
- 1 ounce flour
- 1 egg
- 3 ounces bread crumbs
garnish:
- 10 ounces shredded cabbage
- 4 lemon wedges

step 1:
Stab both sides of the pork chops 5 or 6 times with a fork. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides.

step 2:
Lightly dust the chops in the flour.

step 3:
Put the egg in a bowl and coat the chops with the egg.

step 4:
Then coat well with the bread crumbs in a separate pan.

step 5:
Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium low flame and sear the chops on each side about 5 minutes. Remove and drain on a rack.

step 6:
Slice the cutlets across into 3/4 in. strips.

Serve the pork cutlets and garnishes on 4 plates. Pour the dipping sauce described below over the cutlets.
comment:
Because this recipe uses only a little oil, it has a healthier and simpler taste than deep-fried breaded pork cutlets.

Dipping sauce

- Tonkatsu Sauce
ingredients:
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

step 1:
Mix the ketchup and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl.

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