Step 1
Place the cucumber slices in a sieve and sprinkle over the ocean salt. Toss, and permit to empty, extracting extra moisture from the cucumbers for 10-Quarter-hour. Then, rinse the cucumbers.
Step 2
Add the cucumbers to a bowl or jar and use a microplane to grate the ginger excessive. Add within the sugar, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and rice wine vinegar, and toss to mix within the bowl or place the lid on the jar and shake to combine and dissolve the sugar. Refrigerate for at the very least half-hour. This will hold within the fridge for a number of days.
Step 3
To put together the pork, add the mince to a mixing bowl. Grate the onion on the big holes of a field grater and add to the mince. Add in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ¼ cup of panko breadcrumbs and a pinch of salt and black pepper. Mix till totally mixed.
Step 4
Make 8 oval-shaped patties and press them all the way down to resemble hamburgers. Set up 3 shallow bowls or dishes to crumb the patties: one containing the flour, one with the remaining 2 eggs (overwhelmed) and the final with the remaining panko breadcrumbs. Coat the patties first within the flour, then the egg after which the panko. Place them on a tray or plate and refrigerate till able to cook dinner.
Step 5
Heat a large skillet or frying pan over medium warmth. Add the oil. When sizzling, fry the patties a number of at a time or as many as you may match within the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes on either side or till golden brown and the pork is cooked by means of. Set apart on a rack over a tray and sprinkle every with a little bit of salt.
Step 6
Thinly shave the cabbage with both a pointy knife or a mandoline. It’s essential that the cabbage is paper-thin.
Step 7
Serve the katsu with a scoop of white rice, cabbage, the pickled cucumbers (I wish to toss a little bit of the pickling liquid with the cabbage) and many tonkatsu sauce drizzled excessive.
