Kushikatsu

Name: Kushikatsu (Crispy Pork Skewers)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: tonkatsu sauce (store-bought or homemade), to serve; 2 eggs, lightly beaten with a pinch of salt; ½ cup (75 g) plain (all-purpose) flour mixed with a pinch of salt and pepper; 4 okra, stems trimmed; ½ large onion, cut into 4 wedges; 8 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes; 2 cups (500 ml) sunflower oil, for deep-frying; 1⅔ cups (100 g) panko breadcrumbs; 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) pork shoulder steak

Crispy Pork Skewers

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

Osaka is famous for its kushikatsu and has hundreds of casual standing bars that specialise in it. Their menus are endless because so many different kinds of meat and vegetables can be skewered and panko-crusted. The customers share big bowls of dipping sauce and the restaurants have signs that say ‘Strictly no double-dipping’ for health and safety reasons!