Joe's
Digital Garden

Recipe: Tonkatsu

Similar to Katsudon, but a crunchier pork chop.


  • Pork chop(s), thinly sliced
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup panko or bread crumbs
  • 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 dash soy sauce
  • Vegetable oil
  • Serving of white rice, fried cabbage and/or carrot

Beat egg in a shallow bowl with a dash of Worcestershire and soy sauce. Spread panko in a second bowl. Dredge pork chop through egg and then panko. Set aside for 5 - 10 minutes. This is a good time to fry up the cabbage and carrot. Heat oil in a cast iron skillet. Fry pork chop, two minutes to a side. Slice pork shop, serve over rice with cabbage and carrots.

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