Katsudon (Japanese Dish)

Ingredients

Marinade

• 1 kg pork chop (or sliced chicken breasts)
• 15 kumquat, squeezed juice (can sub it with calamansi or 2 lemons )
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped

For dredging

• 1 cup flour, as needed
• 3 egg
• 1 cup panko, as needed

For frying

• 1 cup cooking oil, for deep frying, as needed

Stock

• 2 cups dashi stock or water
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup leek, chopped
• 2 tablespoons rice wine or mirin
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Garnish

• 2 green onion, chopped

Serve with

• 8 cups steamed rice, cooked and each cup placed on a big bowl

Directions

1. 1

   Marinate pork chop with kumquats, soy sauce, pepper and onion for at least 30minutes --.

2. 2

   Place flour, beaten eggs and panko on separate shallow dishes. Then, dip the marinated cutlets first in flour, then egg, then panko.

3. 3

   Heat oil until it's really hot and ready for frying. Fry each side of the meat until golden brown, drain.

4. 4

   Cut meat in 3/4 inch strips but make sure each shape is still intact. To make it easier, slice until before the skin so it would still hold it's shape.

5. 5

   For the stock: Mix and simmer all stock ingredients in a wok stirring occasionally.

6. 6

   After 10 mins of simmering, increase the flame a bit and slide each cutlet using a spatula into the boiling stock keeping the shape intact and immediately pour beaten egg over it cooking until the egg is nearly set. Key is not to overcook the eggs and don't cook too long or tonkatsu(the fried meat with breading) will lose it's crispiness. Remove intact meat with egg and slide on top of a big bowl of steamed rice. Do this with the rest of the cutlets.

7. 7

   Garnish with chopped green onions.

8. 8

   Dish is served. Enjoy!