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Menchi Katsu Recipe - Japanese Meat Recipe

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com

Menchi katsu is a deep-fried meat cake. It's similar to tonkatsu.
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 lb ground pork
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1/3 cup panko breadcrumb
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • pepper
  • 2 cups shredded cabbage
  • *vegetable oil for frying
  • *egg, flour and breadcrumb for coating

Preparation:

Mince onion and saute in a frying pan. Mix pork, onion, panko, and egg in a bowl. Add salt and some pepper in the mixture and mix well. Make eight oval meat balls. Flatten each meat ball. Coat with flour, egg, and panko (breadcrumbs) orderly. Heat oil in 350 degrees F in a deep pan. Fry the meat cakes until brown. Serve shredded cabbage and Worcester sauce on the side.

*Makes 4 servings

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