Simple:Pork and prawn donburi.
Simple:Pork and prawn donburi.William Meppem

Donburi means simply'rice bowl dish'. The variations are endless,any meat,fish or vegetables are welcome. Add a soft-poached egg to this version for true decadence - the yolk adds to the richness of the sauce. I also like to add a kick by sprinkling on liberal amounts of the spice mix shichimi togarashi.

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Ingredients

  • 8 green king prawns

  • 1 cup plain flour

  • 3 eggs,beaten

  • 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs

  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 2 boneless,rindless pork cutlets,about 1 1/2cm thick

  • 2 cups vegetable oil,for deep-frying

  • steamed rice,to serve

  • 1 cup finely shredded white cabbage

  • lemon wedges,to serve

  • For the sauce

  • 2 1/2 tsp castor sugar

  • 5 tsp Worcestershire sauce

  • 2 tbsp tomato sauce

  • 3 tsp oyster sauce

Method

  1. 1.For the sauce,dissolve sugar in the Worcestershire sauce. Whisk together with remaining ingredients.

    2. Shell and devein prawns,leaving tails intact. Prepare three bowls for crumbing - flour,eggs and breadcrumbs.

    3. Season the prawns,then dust them in flour. Shake off excess,then dip in egg. Return to the flour,then dip in egg again before finishing with a coating of breadcrumbs.

    4. Make a few cuts into the pork between the meat and fat,but not too deep. This will prevent the cutlet from curling up when frying. Tenderise pork with a meat mallet,then re-form to its original shape.

    5. Season pork,then dust in flour. Shake off excess,dip in egg mix,then coat well in panko breadcrumbs.

    6. Heat oil in a wok or deep saucepan to 180°C. Check temperature by dropping in a breadcrumb:if it rises to the surface right after it's dropped,it's ready.

    7. Gently place the crumbed prawns in oil and deep-fry for about 2-3 minutes,until golden brown. Drain on paper towel. Scoop out any breadcrumbs to keep the oil clean and allow oil to return to 180°C before continuing to fry.

    8. Fry the crumbed pork until golden and crispy,about 6-8 minutes,turning once or twice during cooking. Drain on paper towel.

    9. Cut the fried pork into 1 - 1.5cm slices.

    To serve: Fill the base of four bowls with freshly steamed rice. Place an equal amount of pork to one side of each bowl. On the other side,place a handful of shredded cabbage,arrange prawns on top and add a wedge of lemon. Spoon the sauce over the pork and serve immediately.

    Serve with:Neil Perry's tofu salad

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Neil PerryNeil Perry is a restaurateur,chef and former Good Weekend columnist.

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