Name: Breaded Minced Pork and Cabbage Don (Menchi Katsu Don)
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Minced pork 150 g (5⅓ oz); Plain (all-purpose) flour for dusting; Shredded Beijing cabbage for garnishing; Salt for seasoning; Egg 1, beaten, for coating; Tonkatsu sauce 2 Tbsp; Panko breadcrumbs 1 Tbsp; Beijing cabbage 50 g (1⅔ oz), coarsely chopped; Toasted white sesame seeds (iri goma) for garnishing; Ground black pepper for seasoning; Panko breadcrumbs for coating; Ginger juice ½ tsp; Oyster sauce 1 tsp; Potato 60 g (2 oz), washed and peeled; Steamed rice 400 g (14 oz); Japanese mustard to taste; Canola oil for deep-frying; Japanese mayonnaise 2 Tbsp

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Donburi

By Aki Watanabe

Published 2022

About

Menchi is derived from the English word “minced”. Menchi katsu, meaning deep-fried minced meat, can be made from pork or beef. Grated potato is used here to bind the minced meat together, resulting in juicier and more tender patties.

Ingredients

Plain (all-purpose) flour for dusting
Egg 1, beaten, for coating
Panko breadcrumbs for coating
Canola oil for deep-frying

Method

Prepare breaded patties. Grate potato and drain off excess water.
Mix cabbage with salt and let it sit for 10 minutes. Squeeze to remove excess moisture.
Mix all ingredients for breaded patties. Knead until everything is well combined and sticky. Shape into 2 patties.
Dust patties with flour, then dip in egg, followed by breadcrumbs. For a thic