Deep-Fried Pork Cutlet with Chantilly Sauce Lunch Set
- Difficulty
- Total time
- 1 h 5 min
- Hands-on
- 1 h 5 min
- Cost
- ¥¥¥¥
- Servings
- 2
Equipmentfrying pan, deep-fry thermometer
Tastespicy, crispy, comforting
Ingredients
- 2 slices pork loin
- Flour, to taste
- Panko, to taste
- Eggs, to taste
Chantilly Sauce
- 6 tbsp whipping cream
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- Tarragon, to taste (Fresh if possible, but dried is okay)
- Capers, to taste
- Spring onion, to taste
- 5 pickled scallions
- 1 tbsp scallion pickling juice
- Tabasco, to taste
Optional
- Shredded cabbage, to taste
- Rice, to taste
- Miso soup, to taste
- Pickled vegetables, to taste
Method
- 1
Trim the pork loin slices and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. To make the breading, coat slices thoroughly with flour, beaten egg, and panko, in that order.
- 2
Put the breaded pork loins in a cold frying pan and then pour in vegetable oil until they are just covered. Turn the heat on to low and heat for 10 minutes.
- 3
Flip the pork loins over and heat for another 5 minutes and then take them out of the frying pan and set aside.
- 4
Heat the oil in the pan to 355°F/180°C. Put the pork loins back in and deep-fry until they are golden brown.
Make the Chantilly Sauce
5Finely chop the tarragon, capers, spring onion, and pickled scallion.
- 6
Pour the cream into a bowl and use a whisk to whip it until soft peaks form.
- 7
Add to step 6 the mayonnaise, pickling juice, tabasco, and the finely chopped ingredients from step 5 and fold them in until thoroughly combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- 8
Plate the deep-fried pork loin and top generously with the whipped cream. Garnish with shredded cabbage and plate with steamed rice, pickled vegetables, and a bowl of miso soup.
Food safety
- Cook whole cuts of pork to at least 63 °C / 145 °F and rest for 3 minutes.
- Heat frying oil to the stated temperature only, never leave it unattended and keep a lid nearby to smother flare-ups; never use water on an oil fire.