How to Make Air Fried Pork Chops - Japanese Pork Cutlet (Tonkatsu) Recipe using Air Fryer

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Who doesn’t love the crispy, golden perfection of a Japanese pork cutlet, also known as Tonkatsu? While traditionally deep-fried, we’re about to embark on a guilt-free culinary adventure by preparing this delectable dish in everyone’s favorite kitchen appliance using the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro. Get ready to savor the flavors of Japan with a healthier twist. In this recipe, we’ll guide you through the steps to create a mouthwatering Air Fryer Japanese Pork Cutlet.

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Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro

The Breville Smart Oven Air with Element iQ System is a versatile countertop oven that allows you to roast, air fry and dehydrate; Use super convection to reduce cooking time by up to 30% and choose from 13 cooking functions; Includes an interior oven light.

13 COOKING FUNCTIONS: Super versatile countertop oven and air fryer with 13 functions to guide you to perfection: Toast, Bagel, Broil, Bake, Roast, Warm, Pizza, Proof, Air Fry, Reheat, Cookies, Slow Cook and Dehydrate

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Ingredients

Serves 1 – 2

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Steps

Poke the pork chops with a fork to tenderize the meat
Cut the edges to prevent the pork to curl
Season the pork with salt and pepper (both sides)
Prepare the flour mixture. Add all purpose flour, salt and pepper in a tray
Prepare the egg mixture. Add Egg, milk, salt and pepper in a container and beat the egg
Prepare the panko breadcrumbs in a tray
First, coat the pork with the flour mixture (remove excess flour)
Transfer the pork into egg mixture
Finally, coat the pork with panko breadcrumbs
(note: you can toast the panko breadcrumbs first to give you a brown color of breadcrumbs)
Spray oil to the pork
Preheat Air Fryer to 400F (200C)
Once preheated, put the pork in the Air Fryer
Cook for 12 minutes total (6 minutes each side)
Remove the pork half way (6 mins), flip, apply some oil and resume the cooking
Once pork’s inside temp reaches 170F (76C), it is ready to serve!