Menchi Katsu recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
Menchi katsu is a Japanese minced-meat cutlet made by mixing ground meat with onion, coating it in breadcrumbs, and frying it.
Menchi katsu is a Japanese minced-meat cutlet made by mixing ground meat with onion, coating it in breadcrumbs, and frying it. Its crisp exterior and juicy center make it perfect for a satisfying lunch or a special dinner at home.
Japanese · 30 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 206.2g serving): 412.7 kcal · protein 26.9g · carbohydrate 21.8g · fat 22.7g · sodium 495mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Let the sautéed onion cool before mixing it in so the meat mixture does not become watery.
Tips: Pat the meat mixture against your palm several times to remove air, which helps keep it from splitting while frying.
Tips: If the oil is too hot, the outside will cook too quickly, so fry the cutlets slowly over medium heat.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Ground pork — 100 g
- Onion — 0.3 pc
- Egg — 0.5 pc
- Breadcrumbs — 4 Tbsp
- Flour — 1 Tbsp
- Cooking oil — 0.8 Tbsp
- Salt — 0.2 tsp
- Ground black pepper — 0.1 tsp