Katsudon is one of my favorite dish to order when I eat at a Japanese restaurant so I tried this recipe tonight. I followed the recipe except I used an air fryer to cook the pork and it came out delicious. It wasn’t as good as the Japanese restaurant Katsudon, but good enough for me. I’ll be making this again soon. Thank you!
I've been looking for so long to find easy, delicious Japanese recipes. So glad to have found you. Now, to try this wheat free and with duck eggs instead.
I've been using you baked Tonkatsu recipe and the second half of your Katsu-Don recipe from online for awhile now. So happy to see it combined on youtube, amazing recipe. My wife and I love it.
Just did some Chicken Katsudon for me a few days ago. In my eyes (and taste) the baked version is way way better than the deep fried one. And obviously way more healthy ;D
I tried your alternate baking method instead of deep fry the pork, they turned out amazingly good, better than I ever expected. Thank you so much for sharing. My family thinks I’m a really good cook now 😜
Your videos always brighten my day! :) Thank you so much for sharing delicious Japanese recipes with us. On the weekend I'm gonna try out your Anpan recipe :)
I literally watched your video, rushed to the supermarket, got some pork and tried your recipe right away. :D Luckily, it was almost time for dinner anyways. Both my husband and I absolutely loved it! Thank you very much for sharing!
Just cooked it and it was delicious! Thank you for the recipe. I was wondering if you could do a video on how to prepare at home tonkatsu sauce, because I can't find it where I live. Thank you!
This looks great Nami, will definitely try it this weekend! Thanks for your wonderful recipes! When I feel like cheating on my diet, I wanna make your Japanese cheesecake 😊
Ooh, your katsudon looks amazing! I really miss the seitan katsu from M Cafe de Chaya, a macrobiotic restaurant in LA. Sadly, they took it off their menu, but now I can make it at home. Thank you, Nami-san!
Thank you! We don't make this dish with meat other than pork loin or chicken breast/thighs. There is Gyukatsu (beef katsu) but not over the rice... It's rare and more regional food. :)
Can I do Katsudon with chicken and without onions? I mean I can eat fried pork chops coated in panko, but I'm not a big fan of onions and the only onions I'll eat is scallions. Is that okay?
I purchased mine in Japan, but you might find them here at the retailer. Hopefully, this helps! www.justonecookbook.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-japanese-tableware/
Hi Sally! Yes. First of all, Tonkatsu = pork cutlet usually deep fried. Katsudon is Tonkatsu, onion, and egg are simmered in a dashi broth, then transfered to bed of rice in a bowl. Katsu can be chicken katsu, tonkatsu, fish katsu... and don is short for donburi (rice bowl dish). :)
I do not eat pork so my Japanese friend always make for me with chicken and it taste delicious. Even other friend who eat pork, prefer the chicken version. She uses boneless, skinless, chicken thigh. Hope this help.
in any case, can i switch out the pork loin to other meat like beef and lamb ? will the flavor change tremendously? what ingredient suitable to replace sake?
Mizi, usually chicken breast/thigh is used to make (chicken) katsu. :) No beef or lamb... a bit strange for Japanese people. There is Beef Katsu so you can, but not common. :) Thank you AirAri24!
Looks good! May I suggest an alternative regarding the sauce? ... Grill the onion in the sauce then serve separately on the side as some people may not like that much sauce or salt with the rice or pork. ... The egg can then be cooked separately as well then placed on top of the cutlet. ... Cover with sauce as you like.
First and foremost, this video shows the process of what you should do with your ingredients for this food quite well, so thank you for the video. However.. You should not use a hammer like that on red meat (or white meat, fish, tofu, etc.) - it ruins the texture and guarantees that you won't get a proper result since the juices will flow out - the steak won't stay juicy. If you want to try the baked version (or a deep fried one), please pound it with a flat object, like the flat side of your cutting knife or a flat hammer against a cutting board - juices will stay in and the texture won't be ruined. For vegetarians and/or pescatarians: you can use something like a "likemeat" schnitzel, or any other soy/tempeh/quorn/seitan schnitzels for this recipe if you don't want to do all the work. It'll be a bit thinner, but not too far off. You can also try the vegan option. For vegans: freeze tofu overnight and then thaw it before cooking - it will give it a meat-like texture. You will need to bread it and deep fry it or do it like this video shows. You can use products like "the vegg" to do so. With tofu, I would recommend letting it sit in some broth to give it more taste, as tofu is considered to taste plain (=="tasteless") otherwise.
I need to find where you get your cooking utensils and pots/pans!! You blew my mind when you simply were able to slide the end product onto the rice, it looked so effortless thanks to that device. I need one!!
Just One Cookbook - Oh thank you so much for the reply! I’ll have to look for one. And thank you so much for your recipes! I love them, they helped me recreate foods I had when I went to Japan that I missed! 💜💜
What was the thing that you used to cook the Katsu, sauce, and egg on? Also what brand did you use? Btw I love this recipe since it's baked, not fried and it makes me feel healthier!
Katsudon is one of my favorite dish to order when I eat at a Japanese restaurant so I tried this recipe tonight. I followed the recipe except I used an air fryer to cook the pork and it came out delicious. It wasn’t as good as the Japanese restaurant Katsudon, but good enough for me. I’ll be making this again soon. Thank you!
I love this baked alternative! I feel way less greasy after cooking it! :) Thanks for sharing another great recipe!
Thank you so much for watching my video, Kristin! Hope you enjoy this recipe!
I need some name of food japneese resipe
Thanks trying Deku’s favorite dish for the first time!
Meh too
ME TOO
This is one of my husband's favorite foods, thank you so much for this recipe
Thank you for watching my video!
Wow, I always make this recipe fried and it's nice to know how to make it baked for a healthier option. Thank you so much for posting this video!
I hope you enjoy this recipe!
I've been looking for so long to find easy, delicious Japanese recipes. So glad to have found you. Now, to try this wheat free and with duck eggs instead.
I hope you enjoy! Thanks for finding me. :)
it's beautiful! thanks to your recipe to make dashi, now i have an horizon of options and dishes that i can cook using dashi!!
This looks like a healthier alternative to the deep fried katsudon, the most popular form of cooking to this dish
I've been using you baked Tonkatsu recipe and the second half of your Katsu-Don recipe from online for awhile now. So happy to see it combined on youtube, amazing recipe. My wife and I love it.
Thank you! Some readers requested this recipe, so I'm glad I finally made this video. :)
Currently in Japan and looking for a dish to try when i get back home. This is by far my favorite. Thanks for sharing
its really help me to learn japanese food. thank you, its really hellpfull
Thank you for your kind words! :)
This looks great! おいしいカツ丼は揚げなくて安心ですね！
Just did some Chicken Katsudon for me a few days ago. In my eyes (and taste) the baked version is way way better than the deep fried one. And obviously way more healthy ;D
Thank you for your feedback! It's nice to have a healthy alternative. :)
I just tried it, and it turned out great! Will be one of my favorites.
Thank you so much for trying this recipe!
Oh yeah! This looks so great! Looks like a healthy alternative to とんかつ. Thanks again, Nami!
Thank you for watching my video! Hope you enjoy! :)
Have been wondering if one can make katsudon without deep-frying. Now that you show us. Thank you very much!
Hope you enjoy the recipe!
More bull dog please! love this idea will have to give it a try
oishii !!! I love this!! Thank you for a less greasy way of cooking!!
Hope you enjoy!
Thank you 🙏 looks so delicious 😋
Thanks for sharing your authentic Japanese recipes.💕💕🇯🇵👍🏾
Thank you April!
Yayy more healthy japanese foods please~!
I'll try! Thank you for watching my videos!
Tried panko my wife and I found in our local market here in Houston. It was really good with pork we also bought in market.
Thank you for leaving links to the kitchen tools!
My pleasure! :)
I tried your alternate baking method instead of deep fry the pork, they turned out amazingly good, better than I ever expected. Thank you so much for sharing. My family thinks I’m a really good cook now 😜
I'm so happy to hear your family enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for your kind words. :)
Looks so good! ありがどう❗️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for watching! :)
Just follow your recipe today and it’s manageable for me 👌. Wonderful recipe. Thanks!
So happy to hear you tried this recipe! Thank you for your kind feedback!
That looks very delicious
Thank you Mark!
Another lovely video! Looks delicious! 😋
Thank you Mariel! :)
I love your recipies so much !! Katsu is one of my favorite Japanese foods !!
Thank you so much! :)
My mounth is watery! Thank you for this recipe!
Thank you for watching my video!
Very cool, healthier, trades off the oil resource and clean up for oven energy use.
Yes! Deep fried version tastes soooooo good, but considering all the stuff, baked version is pretty good choice!
just beautiful
Thank you so much. :)
Your videos always brighten my day! :) Thank you so much for sharing delicious Japanese recipes with us. On the weekend I'm gonna try out your Anpan recipe :)
Thank you so much for brightening my day too! Hope you enjoy Anpan recipe! :)
Nice camera work! And of course beautiful recipe...very inspiring - thank you!
Thank you Tom!
thanks so much for this recipe!! I just made this tonight and i'm not very confident with deep frying so this was perfect 😀 the sauce was so good!
I'm so happy to hear that. Thank you for trying this recipe! :)
I've made this today and it's the bomb 😍 thankyou Nami-san!
I literally watched your video, rushed to the supermarket, got some pork and tried your recipe right away. :D Luckily, it was almost time for dinner anyways. Both my husband and I absolutely loved it! Thank you very much for sharing!
Aww thank you so much for trying this recipe, Stephanie! I'm happy to hear you and your husband enjoyed it!
Looks delicious!!
Thank you very much!
Love this recipe
Thank you!!
Great video!! I love katsudon
Thank you! :)
Everything you make looks so good! It makes me hungry just watching haha
Thank you for your kind words, Amanda!
This looks amazing
It was delicious!
wow! nice... please more of this baked rather than (deep) fried recipe please
I have lots of BAKED katsu recipe on my blog. :)
Delicious! Brings back some tasteful memories! Is there a version with crab? I remember eating something similar with it. Thanks for sharing!
Maybe what you had is Kanitama Donburi. :) I'll share the recipe one day soon! :)
I never know we can bake tonkatsu before. Thanks for alternative recipe
Yep, it's close result (I would say deep fried version is the best). :)
i agree. Deep fried is the best but not for health... Ha Ha :)
美味しいですね〜
ありがとう！
Just cooked it and it was delicious! Thank you for the recipe. I was wondering if you could do a video on how to prepare at home tonkatsu sauce, because I can't find it where I live. Thank you!
I'm glad you enjoyed this recipe! I do have the homemade recipe: www.justonecookbook.com/how_to/tonkatsu-sauce-recipe/ Hope you enjoy!
It looks delicious!
I have to try it! 😄👌
Hope you enjoy!
never though of baking with pre fried panko, will definitly try that !
Enjoy! :)
I've never heard of this! It looks amazing.
Thank you!
MR JOC is one lucky man!
Haha, but poor Mr JOC who had to work on weekends and weeknight to make JOC videos... LOL! xD
Its okay all your yummy food gives him the energy to do it. ;)
definitely going to make this this weekend :)
Hope you enjoy!
Nicely done
Thank you so much!
美味しかったです!片付けも楽だし最高!これからは絶対ベイクしか作りません（笑）!
Yuum!! Looks so good! I love your recipes 😃😍
Thank you Bec! :)
donburi's so good....
This looks great Nami, will definitely try it this weekend! Thanks for your wonderful recipes! When I feel like cheating on my diet, I wanna make your Japanese cheesecake 😊
Hahaha. I hope you enjoy making baked katsudon and japanese cheesecake this weekend! ;)
Can I ask which stainless steel egg whisker that you are using? I really like that one. Thanks 😊
I binged Yuri on Ice in two days and it left me with a craving for katsudon XD Thank you!
I didn't mention, it turned out great! :D
Cooked today. I enjoyed it very much. I think I put a little bit too much sugar in. Thank you
and i am eating instant noodle while watching your video :(
Same :( im just imagining the flavor in my mouth :(
Haha. Hope you enjoyed your noodles. :D
so was i! but it gives me all the more reason to learn to cook
i'm eating oyakodon while read you comment 😊
WAITING FOR YOU KATSUDONMAN ❤
Looks great! can I omit the egg at the end?
Sure if you like. :)
I love this, I'm going to try this at some point :D
Hope you enjoy! :)
I weep because I'm allergic to gluten and this looks soooo gooooood.
Hi, no need to weep! You can use gluten-free crumbs and soy sauce, and either rice flour or cornstarch 😄👌
Gluten free crumbs never stick to anything well at all ;[ I've tried to use them before. They tend to just fall off.
Thank you VIncentono for your tip!
Digital Devil King, I've been using Kikkoman's GF panko and they work okay. :)
すごいい レシピ です なみさん!! かつどんの traditional toppingsを おしえて ください :) レシピが 大好き!!
ありがとう！トッピングは特にないです。七味唐辛子を振るくらいかな？
Just One Cookbook そう ですか! Tipために ありがとう ございます なみさん!! レシピを 作って なみさんを 見せて ください
Ooh, your katsudon looks amazing! I really miss the seitan katsu from M Cafe de Chaya, a macrobiotic restaurant in LA. Sadly, they took it off their menu, but now I can make it at home. Thank you, Nami-san!
Thank you Yoshiko-san! :)
Nami-san. I see one side dish is the miso soup, what is in the other one? Yellow tsukemono, and what is the green? Thank you!
Hi namiko.what kind of beef can i use instead of pork,and can make an non alcoholic version broth.
😀i love your recipes.
Thank you! We don't make this dish with meat other than pork loin or chicken breast/thighs. There is Gyukatsu (beef katsu) but not over the rice... It's rare and more regional food. :)
Soooo yummy! Curious - where can you get the pan you used to cook the dashi and onion?
Thank you! I mentioned in the blog post: www.justonecookbook.com/baked-katsudon/
Just One Cookbook good to know! I need to check the blog more often. Thank you!!
thank you!!! i was wondering, what temp do you bake this at?
400F (200C). www.justonecookbook.com/baked-katsudon/
Can I do Katsudon with chicken and without onions? I mean I can eat fried pork chops coated in panko, but I'm not a big fan of onions and the only onions I'll eat is scallions. Is that okay?
What can I use to substitute mirin and sake?
Sake can be substitute with dry sherry or chinese rice wine, and for mirin, you can add sugar. :) www.justonecookbook.com/pantry_items/mirin/
Where can I get this rice bowl with the lid ?
I purchased mine in Japan, but you might find them here at the retailer. Hopefully, this helps!
www.justonecookbook.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-japanese-tableware/
Hi, what is the cooking pan that you use to cook?
It's called Oyakodon nabe and I mentioned in the blog post: www.justonecookbook.com/baked-katsudon/
Can you use Italian parsley in place of Japanese parsley? I can't find Japanese parsley.
Dawn Ojeda yes
You can omit it. Italian parsley is different from Japanese. :)
What kind of stove-top do you use? I want to buy one that is nice.
I have the very same one. I bought if from Amazon UK - the model is Iwatani cassette Fu master Slim CB-AS-1
Thank you Fernando!
Clem, I use this one: amzn.to/2lV73un
Where can u buy the mini meat hammer ?
You can find all of my favorite kitchen items on this link. I hope this helps!
www.amazon.com/shop/justonecookbook
Omurice pleaseeee!
Coming soon!
What was the soup (i'm assuming thats what it was) that was served with it?
It was on the tray, top left.
It’s miso soup: www.justonecookbook.com/homemade-miso-soup/
Can I use chicken Instead of pork? Thank you
Sure!
Can you replace Dashi with something? It's hard to buy where I live.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, was when she discovered Amazon.
Is there a difference between Baked Tonkatsu and Baked Katsudon?
Hi Sally! Yes. First of all, Tonkatsu = pork cutlet usually deep fried. Katsudon is Tonkatsu, onion, and egg are simmered in a dashi broth, then transfered to bed of rice in a bowl. Katsu can be chicken katsu, tonkatsu, fish katsu... and don is short for donburi (rice bowl dish). :)
Can I use chicken breast instead of pork?
Suer! :)
I do not eat pork so my Japanese friend always make for me with chicken and it taste delicious. Even other friend who eat pork, prefer the chicken version. She uses boneless, skinless, chicken thigh. Hope this help.
Zubair Shams thank you so much Zubair. It definitely light my cooking way up. Thank you for your generous
in any case, can i switch out the pork loin to other meat like beef and lamb ? will the flavor change tremendously? what ingredient suitable to replace sake?
Mizi Alfy probably another white-like meat, since foe this you use white pork. Maybe chicken?
Mizi, usually chicken breast/thigh is used to make (chicken) katsu. :) No beef or lamb... a bit strange for Japanese people. There is Beef Katsu so you can, but not common. :)
Thank you AirAri24!
why is it important to cut the connective tissue?
We do that so the pork loin doesn't curl up and stay flat. :)
Yuri!!! On Ice anyone?
???
***** yes!
Omg, yes thank you. I was scrolling for this.
Yuuki me too
When someone talks about YOI, I'll be there
Ohhhh I had to google (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_on_Ice). I'm grandma when it comes to manga series...
Looks good!
May I suggest an alternative regarding the sauce?
... Grill the onion in the sauce then serve separately on the side as some people may not like that much sauce or salt with the rice or pork.
... The egg can then be cooked separately as well then placed on top of the cutlet.
... Cover with sauce as you like.
Thank you for your tip, Michael!
I am leaving in India I lake Japanese food
Thank you!
First and foremost, this video shows the process of what you should do with your ingredients for this food quite well, so thank you for the video. However..
You should not use a hammer like that on red meat (or white meat, fish, tofu, etc.) - it ruins the texture and guarantees that you won't get a proper result since the juices will flow out - the steak won't stay juicy. If you want to try the baked version (or a deep fried one), please pound it with a flat object, like the flat side of your cutting knife or a flat hammer against a cutting board - juices will stay in and the texture won't be ruined.
For vegetarians and/or pescatarians: you can use something like a "likemeat" schnitzel, or any other soy/tempeh/quorn/seitan schnitzels for this recipe if you don't want to do all the work. It'll be a bit thinner, but not too far off. You can also try the vegan option.
For vegans: freeze tofu overnight and then thaw it before cooking - it will give it a meat-like texture. You will need to bread it and deep fry it or do it like this video shows. You can use products like "the vegg" to do so. With tofu, I would recommend letting it sit in some broth to give it more taste, as tofu is considered to taste plain (=="tasteless") otherwise.
Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your tips! I appreciate it! :)
#EarlySquad
Thank you Tuyen!!! xoxoxo
I need to find where you get your cooking utensils and pots/pans!! You blew my mind when you simply were able to slide the end product onto the rice, it looked so effortless thanks to that device. I need one!!
It's called Oyakodon pan. Hope you can find it (easy to find in Japan, but... it's hard to find online as they can be expensive too). :)
Just One Cookbook - Oh thank you so much for the reply! I’ll have to look for one. And thank you so much for your recipes! I love them, they helped me recreate foods I had when I went to Japan that I missed! 💜💜
What was the thing that you used to cook the Katsu, sauce, and egg on? Also what brand did you use? Btw I love this recipe since it's baked, not fried and it makes me feel healthier!
It's called Oyakodon Nabe (pot/pan). :) Hope you enjoy!