Main ingredients 🥩
Ground meatFlourEggsBread crumbsKetchupOligosaccharide syrupGochujang
Seungwoo Dad's Pikachu Donkatsu
A school snack-style donkatsu made by shaping ground meat batter into a Pikachu shape, freezing it, then deep-frying until crispy and coating with a sweet and spicy sauce reminiscent of seasoned fried chicken.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who miss the taste of Pikachu Donkatsu from school snack shops during their school days
- ⭐ Those who want to make fun-shaped homemade donkatsu with their children
Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings
- Ground meat batter, as needed
- Flour, as needed
- Eggs, as needed
- Bread crumbs, as needed
- Wooden skewers, several
- Cooking oil, as needed
- Ketchup for sauce, as needed
- Oligosaccharide syrup for sauce, as needed
- Gochujang for sauce, a little
Recipe 🍳
- Season the ground meat with basic seasonings and knead to form a batter.
- Shape the batter using a Pikachu mold or your hands into a thick, flat shape, similar to playing with modeling clay.
- Place the shaped batter in the freezer and freeze solid for at least 1 hour.
- Remove the frozen meat batter and quickly coat it in flour, egg wash, and bread crumbs in that order before it thaws or loses its shape.
- Deep-fry in oil heated to 150–160°C (300–320°F) until golden brown and cooked through.
- In a pan, combine ketchup, oligosaccharide syrup, and gochujang, then simmer briefly to make a sweet and spicy school snack-style sauce.
- Insert a wooden skewer into the fried donkatsu to create a handle, then brush the prepared sauce evenly on all sides.
- Shape the kneaded meat batter into a Pikachu shape and freeze for 1 hour.
- While still frozen, quickly coat with flour, egg, bread crumbs and deep-fry in 150–160°C oil.
- Insert a wooden skewer, then brush the simmered sweet and spicy sauce on both sides.
Cooking tips 💡
- Since the batter will completely lose its shape if it thaws during coating or frying, work quickly immediately after removing from the freezer.
- Insert the skewer after frying for better stability and to avoid interference during frying.
- Heat the sauce only until it just begins to simmer to avoid burning and to maintain a smooth consistency.