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Katsudon Recipe

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com

Katsudon - Tonkatsu Rice Bowl

Katsudon - Tonkatsu Rice Bowl

Photo (c) Setsuko Yoshizuka
Katsudon is a Japanese rice bowl with tonkatsu (fried pork).
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Ingredients:

  • 3 1/2 cup steamed Japanese rice
  • 4 pieces tonkatsu
  • 1 onion
  • 1 1/4cup dashi soup stock
  • 5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 4 eggs

Preparation:

Slice each tonkatsu into about 1 inch-wide pieces. Slice onion thinly. Put dashi soup stock in a pan and heat on medium heat. Add soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in the soup. Add onion to the pan and simmer for a few minutes. Put tonkatsu pieces in the pan and simmer on low heat for a few minutes. Beat eggs in a bowl. Bring the soup to a boil, then pour the eggs over tonkatsu and onion. Turn the heat down to low and put on a lid. Turn off the heat. Serve steamed rice in four deep bowls, then place the simmered tonkatsu on top of the rice.

*Makes 4 servings

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