Katsudon recipe

Japanese food is most people's favorite, but it can get quite expensive. Here is one fool-proof recipe to satiate your craving for katsudon which is one of the most popular Japanese dishes. Veer away from the usual lunch or dinner and serve this on the table. You are likely to elicit praises for a dish which is quite easy to make ;)

Ingredients:

Four pork chops, preferably boneless

Black pepper to taste

2-3 tbsps. flour

one egg

1-2 cups panko or breadcrumbs

Cooking oil for frying

One large onion

1 tbsp. sesame oil

four to five eggs

leeks or green onion, chopped

dry seaweed or nori

For sauce:

1 tbsp. sugar

50 ml. Japanese sake

50 ml. mirin

50 ml soy sauce

100 ml. dashi or soup stock

Procedure:

1. Make shallow cuts along the rim of the prok chops to prevent them from contracting. Sprinkle with black pepper and dip in the following order: flour, beaten egg then the panko or bread crumbs.

Deep fry pork chops. Once cooked, cut in serving size while still hot.

2. Slice the onion and fry in the sesame oil until they become transparent. Pour sake, mirin, sugar, soy sauce and the dashi to the onions and bring to a boil. Add the tonkatsu slices and simmer for a few minutes.

3. Lower the fire so the sauce doesn't evaporate. Add the well-beaten eggs and onions. Eggs should not be too cooked.

4. Put katsudon on top of a bowl of steamed rice and heap with more sauce. Serve hot.