Servings: 2 serves
Japanese Deep Fried Pork Fillets ヒレカツ
Hirekatsu is a delicious Japanese dish made from deep-fried pork cutlets! It's so tender and crispy and with a secret ingredient, it's even better!
Ingredients
- 300 g pork fillet
- 1 egg
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- 50 ml water
- 1 tbsp Kewpie Japanese Mayonnaise
- 2 cups Japanese Panko crumbs or any bread crumbs
- Deep-frying oil
- Finely shredded cabbage to serve
- Sesame seeds to sprinkle
Instructions
- Cut the pork fillet it even-sized thick slices.
- Mix the egg, flour, water, and mayonnaise in a small bowl to make a batter.
- Coat each pork fillet slice into the batter then place into the Panko crumbs.
- Coat all the fillets with the Panko crumbs.
- Heat frying oil in a deep pan until it reaches around 180 c.
- Fry each pork fillet slice until it's crispy and golden brown on both sides.
- Serve the pork fillets with cabbage or vegetables of your choosing!
Notes
*nutritional value is indication only as it is difficult to calculate deep frying oil absorption. Cabbage is also not included in the value.
Nutrition
Calories: 549kcal, Carbohydrates: 54g, Protein: 43g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 182mg, Sodium: 593mg, Potassium: 737mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 120IU, Calcium: 131mg, Iron: 5.4mg