Menchi Katsu (Japanese Ground Meat Cutlet)

Name: Menchi Katsu (Japanese Ground Meat Cutlet)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ½ tsp gelatin powder (optional); 50 ml chicken stock (optional); 1 tsp butter; 100 g onion (finely diced); 100 g ground beef (or beef/pork mix, for frying); 150 g ground beef (or beef/pork mix, for using as it is); ½ tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 3 tbsp panko breadcrumbs; 1 ½ tbsp whole milk; 1 egg yolk; ½ tsp tomato ketchup; 1 tsp sugar; 1 pinch nutmeg powder; 1 pinch salt and pepper; 85 g all-purpose flour (for dusting); 1 egg; 150 g panko breadcrumbs; dried parsley (to garnish); cooking oil (to fry); 1 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tsp oyster sauce; 1 dash olive oil; 1 dash rice vinegar

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:20min

Menchi Katsu is a popular Japanese yoshoku dish made of a seasoned meat patty, coated with a crunchy golden layer of panko breadcrumbs and drizzled with a tangy homemade katsu sauce. It's SO good!

Updated at: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:30:15 GMT