Menchi Katsu

Name: Menchi Katsu
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 300g mixed minced beef and pork; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 egg, plus 1 for coating; Panko breadcrumbs; Flour; Tonkatsu sauce and shredded cabbage; Oil, for deep-frying

メンチカツ/MEN-chee KAH-tsoo/

Also known as: Minchi Katsu, Japanese Minced Meat Cutlet

About this dish

A juicy deep-fried patty of minced beef and pork with onion, coated in crisp panko and served with tonkatsu sauce.

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Ingredients

🥩300g mixed minced beef and pork

🧅1 onion, finely chopped

🥚1 egg, plus 1 for coating

🍞Panko breadcrumbs

🌾Flour

🫙Tonkatsu sauce and shredded cabbage

🫗Oil, for deep-frying

Method

Serves 2

Mix the meat with the raw onion, 1 egg, a spoon of panko, salt, pepper and nutmeg until sticky.

Shape into thick ovals.

Coat in flour, beaten egg and panko.

Deep-fry at 170°C (340°F) for 5–6 minutes until golden and cooked through.

Serve with tonkatsu sauce and shredded cabbage.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Menchi katsu is a yoshoku favourite sold hot from butchers' shops across Japan as a street snack.

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