Kushi Katsu the Japanese Pork skewer

Kushi katsu is a breaded skewers in panko. The ingredients can be varied, meats, seafood, vegetables, you can also find quail eggs, dumplings, cheeses The most popular are still meat and vegetables. In this recipe we will show you the easiest method to cook a crunchy bombo stick.

Preparing the Skewer

Sever the pork chops into cubes about 5 cm. Take the pieces of pork and prick them on bamboo sticks for skewer, about 3 or 4 pieces in a single stick.

preparing skewer

Dipping the Skewer

Place 3 different soup plates, put in each plate a glass of flour, a glass of bread crumbs and 3 beaten eggs (if it is missing during the preparation of the skewers must be added).

At this point we dip the skewers, one by one, first in the flour, checking that all the sides are white, then in the egg and finally in the breadcrumbs.

dipping skewer

Frying the Skewer and Kushi katsu final steps

Heat the oil in a saucepan or pot until it is hot. Put the skewer in the oil and stir it from time to time. Remove them from the oil when they are golden brown and come back to the surface.

crunchy skewer

Lay them on paper towels. We can eat them with Yakitori sauce