Authentic home cooking from Japan, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Japan as 新潟名物！たれカツ丼♪

Niigata Specialty! Sauce Katsu-don

Name: Niigata Specialty! Sauce Katsu-don
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 bowls cooked rice; 1 little ground sesame seeds; as needed Sliced nori (dried seaweed),; as needed All-purpose flour,; 1.1 –1.3 lbs pork loin or tenderloin (500–600 grams); Salt and pepper, a little; 1 egg; as needed Panko breadcrumbs,; 3 1/2 tablespoons milk (50 ml); 5 tablespoons mirin (75 ml); 1 2/3 tablespoons sake (25 ml); 1 1/4 cups water (300 ml); 7 tablespoons soy sauce (100 ml); 1/2 teaspoon dashi powder; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar or raw sugar

クッキングSパパ @cooking_s_papa

This is a local specialty from Niigata. Of course, the cutlet is delicious, but the rice soaked in the sauce is even better!

There is a video showing how to make it (see step 7 for the URL).

About this recipe:
● I recreated this after enjoying it at a Niigata restaurant in Tokyo.

● To find the video, search for “たれカツ丼♪” on YouTube!

This is a local specialty from Niigata. Of course, the cutlet is delicious, but the rice soaked in the sauce is even better!

There is a video showing how to make it (see step 7 for the URL).

About this recipe:
● I recreated this after enjoying it at a Niigata restaurant in Tokyo.

● To find the video, search for “たれカツ丼♪” on YouTube!

クッキングSパパ @cooking_s_papa

This is a local specialty from Niigata. Of course, the cutlet is delicious, but the rice soaked in the sauce is even better!

There is a video showing how to make it (see step 7 for the URL).

About this recipe:
● I recreated this after enjoying it at a Niigata restaurant in Tokyo.

● To find the video, search for “たれカツ丼♪” on YouTube!

This is a local specialty from Niigata. Of course, the cutlet is delicious, but the rice soaked in the sauce is even better!

There is a video showing how to make it (see step 7 for the URL).

About this recipe:
● I recreated this after enjoying it at a Niigata restaurant in Tokyo.

● To find the video, search for “たれカツ丼♪” on YouTube!

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Ingredients

Serves 4 servings

4 bowlscooked rice
1little ground sesame seeds
as neededSliced nori (dried seaweed),
Cutlet
as neededAll-purpose flour,
1.1–1.3 lbs pork loin or tenderloin (500–600 grams)
Salt and pepper, a little
1egg
as neededPanko breadcrumbs,
3 1/2 tablespoonsmilk (50 ml)
Sauce for Katsu-don
5 tablespoonsmirin (75 ml)
1 2/3 tablespoonssake (25 ml)
1 1/4 cupswater (300 ml)
7 tablespoonssoy sauce (100 ml)
1/2 teaspoondashi powder
1 tablespoongranulated sugar or raw sugar

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Steps

1

Make the sauce. Add mirin and sake to a pot and heat to evaporate the alcohol. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer over low heat until reduced to about two-thirds.
2

Make the cutlets. For sauce katsu-don, thinner cutlets work best, so pound the pork to about 1/8 inch (2–3 mm) thick and season both sides with salt and pepper.
3

Beat the egg well and mix in the milk. Dredge the pork in flour, dip in the egg mixture, then coat with panko breadcrumbs.
4

Fry in oil heated to 340–355°F (170–180°C). Do not touch for the first 45 seconds. After 45 seconds, flip and fry the other side for another 45 seconds.
5

After frying both sides for 45 seconds each, drain the oil well by standing the cutlets on a rack or tray.
6

Dip the cutlets in the sauce, then place them on top of the rice bowls. For extra flavor, you can layer cutlets inside the rice for a two-layered bowl.
7

Here is the video showing how to make it (YouTube):
https://youtu.be/GSpaCp7PLZM
8

For sauce katsu-don, see here!
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For regular katsu-don, see here:
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June 2, 2016
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Published in the US on June 21, 2025 14:01

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Keywords

Sake Pepper Rice Egg Pork Loin Soy

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