"Menchi Katsu" is Minced Meat Cutlet. It is kind of croquette, usually made from the mixture of minced/ground meat (beef or pork, or both) and minced cabbage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lcRB2shYVs
In this recipe, I used broccoli instead of the cabbage. It turned out amazingly tasty and delicious.
You must try this out ;)
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Broccoli Menchi Katsu (Minced Meat Cutlet)
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 25min
Number of servings: 4
Ingredients:
150g (5.3oz.) ground beef and pork mixture
150g (5.3oz.) frozen broccoli
50g (1.7oz.) chopped onion
30g (1.0oz.) chopped carrot
1/2 cup Panko (bread crumbs)
salt and cracked black pepper
1/2 tbsp. sesame oil
* flour
* beaten egg
* Panko (bread crumbs)
vegetable oil for deep frying
Tonkatsu sauce
mayonnaise (if you like)
shredded cabbage and tomatoes (if you like)
Directions:
1. Defrost and chop the frozen broccoli. Of corse, you can boil the fresh one.
2. Heat sesame oil in a small saucepan and saute the chopped onion and carrot until soft. Then leave to cool.
3. Place ground beef and pork mixture, (1.), (2.), 1/2 cup of Panko (bread crumbs), salt and cracked black pepper in a bowl and mix them by hand until the mixture comes together and sticky.
4. Make the mixture flat in the pan and divide it into 4 equal portions. Make flat and round patties. Coat each piece with flour, dip in beaten egg, and coat with Panko.
5. Deep fry them in oil at 170C (340F), flip them over occasionally for a few times, until cooked golden brown. Then drain well.
6. Serve with vegetables of your choice. Eat with Tonkatsu sauce and mayonnaise (if you like).
↓レシピ(日本語)
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/08/blog-post_23.html
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Healthy Pan-Fried Minced Cutlet (Menchi Katsu)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWcPNQYviNY
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