Tonteki

• portionen: 2 servings
• aktive zeit: 15 minutes
• gesamtzeit: 25 minutes

Zutaten

¼ onion (with core intact for grating)

2 boneless pork loin chops (½-inch thick) (½ lb, 227 g) ½ 227

⅛ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt

⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 Tbsp all-purpose flour (plain flour)

1 Tbsp neutral oil

3 Tbsp ponzu

3 Tbsp sake

½ Tbsp soy sauce

¼ head green cabbage

1 tomato

parsley

Anweisungen

Gather all the ingredients.

Over a small bowl, grate ¼ onion (use about half of it) and set aside.

Shred ¼ head green cabbage into thin slices (I’m using a Japanese cabbage shredder) and cut 1 tomato into wedges.

Make the sauce. In a medium bowl, combine 3 Tbsp ponzu, 3 Tbsp sake, and ½ Tbsp soy sauce. Whisk it all together.

In order to sear the meat perfectly, pat dry 2 boneless pork loin chops (½-inch thick) with paper towels. Removing the moisture will prevent the meat from steaming.

Make a couple of slits on the connective tissue between the meat and the fat on both sides of the meat. Red meat and fat have different elasticities and will shrink and expand at different rates when cooked. These slits allow the pork loin chops to stay nice and flat while cooking instead of curling up.

Season one side of the meat with ⅛ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt and ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper (the sauce is salty, so you can skip the salt here if you‘d like).

Coat the meat with 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour (plain flour) and remove the excess flour.

To Cook

Heat the frying pan over medium-high heat and add 1 Tbsp neutral oil. When the pan is hot, add the pork loin chops. Cook for 4 minutes on each side. Do not flip until the bottom is nicely golden brown. If you‘re preparing more than 2 pieces, cook them in batches. Give some space between the meat to ensure nice searing and prevent steaming the meat. Browning the meat gives an important flavor component. The meat should be flat to get evenly golden brown, and that‘s why making slits is important in step 6.

If you see protein coming out from the meat, you can remove it and wipe off the excess oil (optional).

Add the sauce and grated onion to the pan.

Pour the sauce over the meat with a spoon and coat the meat well.

To Serve

If you eat with chopsticks, transfer the meat to a cutting board and slice it into bite-size pieces. Serve the Tonteki with the shredded cabbage and tomatoes. Pour the extra sauce over the cabbage, if you‘d like. Garnish with parsley (optional).

To Store

Keep the leftovers in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for a month.

Nährwertangaben

• Kalorien: 220 kcal
• Gesamtfett: 9 g
• Gesättigtes Fett: 6 g
• Ungesättigtes Fett: 3 g
• Transfett: 1 g
• Cholesterin: 37 mg
• Natrium: 577 mg
• Gesamtkohlenhydrate: 15 g
• Ballaststoffe: 4 g
• Zucker insgesamt: 6 g
• Eiweiß: 16 g