Shiitake Menchi Katsu (Ground Meat Cutlet)
Use dried Shiitake to make Menchi Katsu even more delicious! Mix vegetables and Shiitake into the minced meat for a healthy and hearty meal. Minced meat mixture contains protein, B-complex vitamins, and iron, which are perfect for bodybuilding. The juicy meat will make for a very satisfying meal. By kneading the meat with your hands, the fat in the meat will melt due to your body temperature and help hold the whole patty together. Letting it sit in the refrigerator for a while after kneading will cool down and solidify the fat, making it easier to shape. Recipe provided by: Hattori Nutrition College
Ingredients
(4 servings)
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450g
Aibiki (7:3 beef:pork) minced meat
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1 & 1/2 (300g)
Onions (finely chopped)
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5 pieces
dried Shiitake (coarsely chopped)
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1 Tbsp
Vegetable oil
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150g
Cabbage (finely chopped)
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4.5g
Salt -A
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A pinch of
pepper -A
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A pinch of
nutmeg powder -A
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1 & 1/2
Egg
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as necessary
Cake flour
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as necessary
Beaten eggs
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as necessary
(Panko) breadcrumbs
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as necessary
Oil for frying
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2
Potatoes (garnish)
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1/2
Carrot (garnish)
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10g
Butter (garnish)
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as necessary
Watercress (garnish)
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Steps
1
Rehydrate the dried Shiitake in water. Squeeze the Shiitake well and dice into 5mm cubes.
2
Finely chop the onions and cabbage. Dice the potatoes and cut the carrots into 5cm thick sticks.
3
Heat up half of the vegetable oil in the frying pan and stir fry the onion and Shiitake until translucent before transferring it to a stainless steel tray to cool.
4
Stir fry the cabbage with the remaining vegetable oil, season lightly with salt & pepper (not included in the ingredients), and set aside to cool.
5
Mix the minced meat with the A ingredients and knead well until sticky before adding 3. and 4. Then, knead well again before adding the egg and mixing well.
6
Divide the mixture from 5. into 8 equal parts, shape them into ovals, and coat them with the cake flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs. Then, deep fry them in oil.
7
(Deep fry in oil at 180 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes, take them out and set aside to cool for 3 minutes, and deep fry again in the oil for 3 more minutes.)
8
(Garnish) Boil the potatoes and carrots separately and coat the potatoes with butter once cooked.
