Katsu Sando

Name: Katsu Sando
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 thick pork loin cutlets; 4 slices Japanese milk bread (shokupan); Flour, egg and panko breadcrumbs; Tonkatsu sauce; Finely shredded cabbage; Japanese mustard and butter

カツサンド/KAHT-soo SAHN-doh/

Also known as: Katsu Sandwich, Tonkatsu Sando, Japanese Pork Cutlet Sandwich

About this dish

A thick breaded pork cutlet with tangy tonkatsu sauce and cabbage, pressed between slices of soft white milk bread with the crusts cut off.

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Ingredients

🐖2 thick pork loin cutlets

🍞4 slices Japanese milk bread (shokupan)

🥚Flour, egg and panko breadcrumbs

🫙Tonkatsu sauce

🥬Finely shredded cabbage

🟡Japanese mustard and butter

Method

Serves 4

Coat the pork in flour, egg and panko.

Deep-fry until golden and cooked through, then drain.

Spread the bread with butter and a little mustard.

Dip the cutlets in tonkatsu sauce and lay on the bread with cabbage.

Top with the second slice, press gently, trim the crusts and cut in half.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Katsu sando is sold in Japanese department stores, convenience stores and tonkatsu shops, and is a favourite train-journey lunch.

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