Healthy Katsudon (Pork tenderloin Tonkatsu Rice Bowl)

Hirekatsudon（ヒレカツ丼）

What kind of dish is katsudon??

This is a healthy katsudon recipe using pork tenderloin.

Katsudon is a dish of pork cutlet simmered with egg and then served on rice. The most standard katsudon uses pork loin.

In Japan, there are many different types of donburi dishes, such as gyudon topped with beef, oyakodon topped with simmered chicken and egg, katsudon topped with pork cutlet, and kaisendon topped with sashimi.

These dishes are popular as standard lunches for office workers, as they can be easily eaten during breaks from busy work.

Fried food is delicious when it’s freshly made, but everyone sometimes freezes it. As in this recipe, you can discover new deliciousness by simmering frozen fried foods with eggs.

What kind of food is pork tenderloin⁇

Pork tender loin (butahire) is a precious cut that accounts for only about 2% of the meat obtained from one pig.

The more fat there is in the meat, the tenderer it is, but pork tender loin (butahire) is tender despite having almost no fat.

The meat of animals develops muscles through exercise, so the more the animal moves, the tougher it becomes.

Pork tender loin (butahire) is attached to the inside of the bone, so it is less affected by body movement.

This is the secret to the tenderness of pork tenderloin.

NUTRITION FACTS

Nutritional value of Hirekatsu

• 983 calories
• Protein 75.8 g
• Total Fat 60.0 g
• Total Carbohydrates 39.9 g Sodium 2.9 g

Nutrition calculation details (wheat flour 3%, egg 8%, bread crumbs 15%, oil absorption 15%)

Total nutritional value

• 2206 calories
• Protein 112.5 g
• Total Fat 77.1 g
• Total Carbohydrates 273.2 g
• Sodium 9.6

Nutritional value per serving

• 735 calories
• Protein 37.5 g
• Total Fat 25.7 g
• Total Carbohydrates 91.0 g
• Sodium 3.2 g

INGREDIENTS for Hirekatsu and egg rice bowl (Healthy katsudon recipe)

• Pork tenderloin (300g 30g×9)
  • Salt (2g)
  • Pepper (moderato amount)
• ☆Wheat flour (20g)
• ☆Egg (50g)
• Bread crumbs(panko) (90g)
• Oil (300g)

• Dashi pack
  • Hot water (moderate amount)

• Onion (150g)
  • Dashi soup (300g)
• ☆Soy sauce (40g)
• ☆Mirin (30g)
• ☆Sugar (10g)
• 3 Eggs
• Steamed rice (520g)
• Mitsuba (Japanese parsley) (as needed)

Hirekatsu and egg rice bowl (Healthy katsudon recipe) COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Hirekatsu

Please see this article for how to make Hirekatsu. 👉　Recipe For Healthy Hirekatsu (Pork tenderloin cutlets)

Katsu don

1. Put the dashi pack in hot water and simmer on low heat for 2 minutes. (Follow the instructions on the dashi pack you are using for the amount of hot water.)
2. Slice the onion.
3. Put the dashi soup and onion in a small saucepan and simmer until the onion is soft.
4. Add the soy sauce, mirin, and sugar to the saucepan and simmer for a few minutes.
5. Reserve one portion in the saucepan and place the rest in a separate bowl.
6. Use a whisk to mix the eggs well.
7. Add the hirekatsu to the soup and place over medium heat.
8. Pour the beaten eggs into the boiling soup.
9. Turn off the heat when the eggs are cooked through.
10. Place hirekatsu on rice.
11. Top with washed mitsuba.

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