Air Fryer Tonkatsu
Make Japanese tonkatsu at home in your air fryer! Tonkatsu is pork with a panko breadcrumb crust.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 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
- 1
Wrap your pork in plastic wrap or put in a ziploc bag. Tenderize using a rolling pin or meat tenderizer.
- 2
Optional step: Place your panko in a skillet and toast on stovetop on medium heat until panko turns golden brown (about 3-5 minutes).
- 3
Mix eggs and flour in a shallow dish.
- 4
Lightly salt and pepper your pork.
- 5
Dip pork in the egg/flour batter, making sure both sides are well coated.
- 6
Dip battered pork in the (cooled down) toasted panko, firmly pressing panko into the sides.
- 7
Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees F.
- 8
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.
- 9
Tonkatsu is commonly served over rice with katsu sauce (you can buy this at an Asian market) and cabbage salad.