Wagyu-Melon Katsu (Watermelon Katsu)

Name: Wagyu-Melon Katsu (Watermelon Katsu)
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 1 cup Japanese soy sauce (250ml); 3g kombu; 2 scallions, finely chopped (35g); 1 heaping tbsp miso paste (25g); 1 tbsp mirin (15ml); 1 tbsp sake (15ml); 1 tsp soy sauce (5ml); 1 1/2 tsp sugar (8g); 1/2 tsp grated ginger (4g); 2 tsp sesame oil (10ml); 1/2 watermelon (about 3 lbs); 2 tbsp soy sauce (30ml); 1.5 tbsp mirin (22ml); 1/2 tbsp sake (8ml); 2 tsp molasses (10ml); 3 tbsp cake or all purpose flour (22g); 3 tbsp water (45ml); cake or all purpose flour, for coating; panko, for coating; oil, for frying; cabbage, finely shredded; wasabi; grated nagaimo; Japanese black pepper; tomatoes

Instructions

Savory watermelon 'steaks', marinated, cooked low and slow and then deep fried to create a delicious golden crispy vegan gyukatsu (beef cutlet). Sounds barbaric... but this Wagyumelon Katsu will blow your mind.

Updated at: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:57:54 GMT