DESCRIPTION
Juicy, tender pork cutlets wrapped in a crispy layer of breadcrumbs with a sweet-and-savory sauce drizzled over the top makes this Air Fryer Pork Katsu an easy dish to fall in love with.
Serve with Homemade or store-bought Katsu sauce, shredded cabbage, cooked rice, and lemon wedges.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless pork sirloin cutlets, pounded to 1/4-inch thickness
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1 cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
Instructions
- Place one pork cutlet between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound to 1/4-inch thickness. (See how in the post). Repeat with remaining cutlets.
- Season both sides of each of the pork cutlets with salt and pepper.
- On your work surface, line up three shallow bowls, cake or pie pans are perfect.
- In the first, place the flour.
- In the second, whisk together the eggs.
- In the third, combine the breadcrumbs and olive oil. Mix to coat all bread crumbs with the oil.
- Start by dredging both sides of a pork cutlet in the flour, then dipping both sides into the eggs and then coat with the breadcrumb mixture. Repeat with the remaining cutlets.
- Working in batches if necessary, place the breaded pork cutlets in the air fryer basket without overlapping.
- Set the temperature to 360˚F and cook for 10 minutes. Turn cutlets over half-way through the cooking time.
- Remove from air fryer basket and keep warm in a pre-heated 180˚F oven.
- Repeat until all pork chops are cooked.
- Serve with rice, shredded cabbage, lemon wedges, and homemade or store-bought katsu sauce.