Pork Katsu with Laksa Curry
Servings 4
Ingredients
Laksa curry sauce
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 1 lemongrass stalk bruised
- ½ cup laksa paste
- 14 ounces canned coconut milk
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- juice of ½ lime
- salt to taste
Pork katsu
- 4 slices of pork loin, about 5 ounces each pounded to ½-inch thickness
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon coriander
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ cup all-purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups panko
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Make laksa curry sauce. Heat oil in a medium saucepot over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger and saute until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add lemongrass, laksa paste, and coconut milk. Bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Season sauce with fish sauce and brown sugar. Remove from heat and add lime juice. Adjust seasoning with salt if needed. Discard lemongrass, set sauce aside, and keep warm.
- Prepare pork. Season sliced and pounded pork loin with salt, black pepper, cumin, coriander, paprika, and turmeric.
- Place ½ cup flour in one shallow bowl. Beat 2 eggs with remaining 2 tablespoons flour in another bowl and place panko in a third bowl. Dredge pork slices in flour, shaking off the excess. Dip pork in egg mixture and coat in panko, pressing the breadcrumbs firmly into the pork.
- Heat enough oil in a large saute pan to come up the sides 1-inch. Bring to 340 degrees F over medium-high heat.
- Press breaded pork in panko again and carefully lay in the frying oil. Pan the pork until golden brown on both sides, about 5-6 minutes. You may have to cook the pork in batches.
- Remove pork from the oil and drain excess oil on papertowels. Transfer to a serving platter and garnish with chopped cilantro and sesame seeds. Serve with laksa curry sauce.
Notes
You can make the laksa curry sauce the day before and reheat it before serving.
If you're preparing this dish ahead of time, you can bread the pork and chill it until ready to cook. You can also reheat the fully cooked pork in the air fryer until hot.
