Choi Kang-rok's Hamkatsudon
A Japanese-style ham rice bowl by Chef Choi Kang-rok, featuring thickly fried ham katsu, a special batter, and a sweet and savory sauce.
Ingredients needed 2 servings
Recipe
Cooking tips
- To ensure the batter adheres well and to avoid the batter slipping due to body heat and moisture when handling the ham with hands, use skewers. This allows for a uniform and neat coating.
- Unlike tonkatsu, ham katsu for donburi should be sliced relatively thinly for easy eating in one bite with rice.
- While the sauce for appetizers is seasoned lightly, the sauce for donburi, meant to be mixed with rice, is made richer by increasing the ratio of soy sauce and mirin for a balanced flavor with the rice.
Recommended for
- Those who want to experience extreme crispiness with a new batter recipe, different from the traditional flour-egg-breadcrumb method.
- Those who want to perfectly recreate a rich, savory Japanese donburi sauce.
- Those who want to upgrade a simple ham dish into a hearty, restaurant-quality meal.
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