Description
Katsudon is a comforting Japanese rice bowl featuring crispy breaded pork cutlet, fluffy rice, and a savory sauce topped with eggs. This delightful dish brings warmth and nostalgia, making it perfect for chilly evenings or as a quick weeknight meal. With its harmonious blend of textures and flavors, katsudon is sure to impress your family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boneless pork loin chops (about 1 lb)
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 large eggs
- 1 medium sweet onion, sliced
- 2 cups cooked short-grain rice
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 cup dashi stock (or water with instant dashi powder)
- 1 tbsp sugar (brown sugar optional)
- 2 tbsp sake (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients by slicing the onion and cutting the pork into cutlets.
- Dredge each cutlet in flour, dip in beaten egg, then coat with panko breadcrumbs.
- Fry cutlets in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through.
- In the same pan, sauté onions until translucent, then add dashi stock, soy sauce, sugar, and sake; bring to a simmer.
- Pour beaten eggs over the mixture in the pan; cover until eggs are just set but still slightly runny.
- Serve over bowls of cooked rice and drizzle with sauce; garnish with green onions or bonito flakes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 590
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 68g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 160mg