The Weekend Meal: Tonkatsu

Who doesn't love fried things? Tonkatsu is fried pork cutlet usually served over cabbage, but I prefer some kind of starch or carb with some veggies. I find the veggies make me feel better about eating fried pork.

Tonkatsu:

• 4 thin sliced pork loin chops (seriously, thin. if you are using chicken and want to save some money, you can buy regular chicken breast and flatten it yourself by wrapping the piece in cling wrap and rolling over it with a rolling pin or something comparable)
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup panko (Japanese style bread crumbs. They're coarser than regular bread crumbs)
• Enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan (about 1 inch)
  

Heat the oil and set up the dredging station: flour, egg, panko.

Coat the pork/chicken in that order. Cook until brown, crispy, and delicious.