Menchikatsu (or Menchi katsu)



The name is a combination of menchi or minchi, which comes from mince(d meat), and katsu, which comes from cutlet. So it's a minced meat cutlet.




The best sauce to put on these is plain old Bulldog tonkatsu sauce, sparingly. They're best freshly made and piping hot, but are also not bad cooled, so they are popular for bentos.


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Thanks, Maki! That IS what I get at our local restaurant. Well actually, it's like a panko platter :) where you get menchikatsu, korokke, and ebi furai all on one plate. I only ordered it once, oishii but a little to heavy and greasy for a middle aged woman. My son's order it all the time though :). Definitely not diet food. Thanks for the recipe, I'll have to make it when my boys are home sometime.

Deep fried burgers? YES, PLEASE!

I am from Serbia(Europe), and this meal "Menchikatsu" we prepare too.
But we call it "Tchufte".

I think it's possible to make a vegan version of menchikatsu ^^ though it won't taste like real beef or pork. I replaced the ground meat with cooked tempeh, and it was good, though it has to be flavored well to make it more 'kid-friendly'.

Hi. I love just hungry heaps!
I am terrified of deep frying things because it coats the whole kitchen in grease. So, I discovered from another food blog (don't remember which one sorry) about oven fried. Spray oil into oven pan and bake menchikatsu turning once. I tried this method for breaded fried chicken and my partner said it was better than KFc.