Learn how to make delicious menchi katsu with your air fryer. Menchi katsu is a Japanese breaded and deep-fried ground meat patty. The meat is usually ground beef, pork, or a mixture of the two. In this recipe, I just used beef and onions.
Tonkatsu Sauce
Menchi katsu is often served with tonkatsu sauce. Tonkatsu sauce is a thick sauce that tastes similar to Worcestershire sauce. It is typically available at Japanese or Asian grocery stores. I highly recommend the Bulldog brand.
Air Fryer Menchi Katsu Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground beef
- ½ Onion
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce optional
- ⅓ cup Steel cut oats or panko (bread crumbs)
- 1 tbsp Milk
- 1 Egg
- ½ tsp Salt
- Pepper to taste
Coating
- ½ cup Flour
- 2 Eggs for dredging
- 2 cup Panko
Sauce
- Tonkatsu sauce
Instructions
- Mince the onion.
- In a large bowl, mix in the onion, ground meat, oatmeal, Worcestershire sauce, milk, egg, salt, and pepper.
- Knead well with hands until the meat mixture becomes pale and sticky.
- Divide into 5 – 6 patties.
- Toss from one hand to another to release the air in the patties.
- Prepare 3 separate bowls for the flour, beaten eggs, and panko.
- Dredge and coat each patty in flour first, then the egg, and last the panko. You can lightly press the patties into the panko to get a nice coating.
- Put around 2 -3 patties in air fryer at a time. Coat each side evenly with the olive oil spray.
- Air fry at 360F-370F on each side for about 4 min. Turn the heat up to 390F for an additional 2 min to get a nice golden brown crust.
- Serve with thin sliced cabbage and tonkatsu sauce.
Air Fryer Menchi Katsu (Ground Beef Cutlet)
Learn how to make air fried mench katsu. Menchi-katsu (メンチカツ) is a Japanese breaded and deep-fried ground meat patty; a fried meat cake. The meat is usually ground beef, pork, or a mixture of the two. It is often served in inexpensive bento and teishoku.
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground beef
- ½ Onion
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce optional
- ⅓ cup Steel cut oats or panko (bread crumbs)
- 1 tbsp Milk
- 1 Egg
- ½ tsp Salt
- Pepper to taste
Coating
- ½ cup Flour
- 2 Eggs for dredging
- 2 cup Panko
Sauce
- Tonkatsu sauce
Instructions
- Mince the onion.
- In a large bowl, mix in the onion, ground meat, oatmeal, Worcestershire sauce, milk, egg, salt, and pepper.
- Knead well with hands until the meat mixture becomes pale and sticky.
- Divide into 5 – 6 patties.
- Toss from one hand to another to release the air in the patties.
- Prepare 3 separate bowls for the flour, beaten eggs, and panko.
- Dredge and coat each patty in flour first, then the egg, and last the panko. You can lightly press the patties into the panko to get a nice coating.
- Put around 2 -3 patties in air fryer at a time. Coat each side evenly with the olive oil spray.
- Air fry at 360F-370F on each side for about 4 min. Turn the heat up to 390F for an additional 2 min to get a nice golden brown crust.
- Serve with thin sliced cabbage and tonkatsu sauce.