Wagyu-Melon Katsu (Watermelon Katsu)

Name: Wagyu-Melon Katsu (Watermelon Katsu)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 1 cup Japanese soy sauce (250ml); 3g kombu; 2 scallions, finely chopped (35g); 1 heaping tbsp miso paste (25g); 1 tbsp mirin (15ml); 1 tbsp sake (15ml); 1 tsp soy sauce (5ml); 1 1/2 tsp sugar (8g); 1/2 tsp grated ginger (4g); 2 tsp sesame oil (10ml); 1/2 watermelon (about 3 lbs); 4 tbsp soy sauce (60ml); 2 tbsp mirin (30ml); 2 tbsp sake (30ml); 4 tsp molasses (20ml); 4 tbsp cake flour or all purpose flour (30g); 4 tbsp water (60ml); cake flour or all purpose flour, for coating; panko, for coating; oil, for frying; cabbage, finely shredded; wasabi; grated nagaimo; Japanese black pepper; tomatoes

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:20min

Savory watermelon 'steaks', marinated, cooked low and slow and then deep fried to create a delicious golden crispy vegan gyukatsu (beef cutlet). Sounds barbaric... but this Wagyumelon Katsu will blow your mind.

Updated at: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:04:58 GMT