Air Fryer Tonkatsu
Make Japanese tonkatsu at home in your air fryer! Tonkatsu is pork with a panko breadcrumb crust.
Servings: 2 people
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork loin or tenderloin or other pork cutlet
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
- salt and pepper
- oil spray
Instructions
- Wrap your pork in plastic wrap or put in a ziploc bag. Tenderize using a rolling pin or meat tenderizer.
- Optional step: Place your panko in a skillet and toast on stovetop on medium heat until panko turns golden brown (about 3-5 minutes).
- Mix eggs and flour in a shallow dish.
- Lightly salt and pepper your pork.
- Dip pork in the egg/flour batter, making sure both sides are well coated.
- Dip battered pork in the (cooled down) toasted panko, firmly pressing panko into the sides.
- Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees F.
- Place in basket, spray with oil spray, and air fry at 360 degrees for 15-20 minutes, depending on how thick your pork cutlet is. My pork that was about 3/4 inches thick took 18 minutes.
- Tonkatsu is commonly served over rice with katsu sauce (you can buy this at an Asian market) and cabbage salad.
Notes
The cut of pork used in the photos on this post is a pork butt steak. Pork tenderloin or pork loin filets are much more common, but feel free to use whatever filet-type cut you have.