To-Matcha Tonkatsu Xmas Sando

Yes, matcha ketchup is real and yes, you need it for Christmas.

20 minutes prep

20 minutes cook

Serves 2

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Ingredients

  • 50g plain flour
  • 2thoroughly beaten eggs
  • 50gpanko breadcrumbs
  • 1 litregroundnut frying oil
  • 1 tbsp flaked salt
  • 2 200g turkey breast fillets
  • 50gbutter
  • 4 slicesmilk bread of soft white bread
  • 200gBrussels sprouts
  • 1 tbspJapanese mayonnaise
  • 1 tspsoy sauce
  • 1 tsprice wine
  • 1/2 tbsptoasted black sesame seeds
  • 4 tbspTomatcha Ketchup

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Method

  • Fill three (separate!) bowls with the plain flour, eggs and panko.
  • Heat the oil in a deep sided saucepan until it hits 170°C.
  • Season the turkey breasts with the sea salt then dip them into the flour, shaking off any excess back into the bowl.
  • Second, pop them in the egg and drain it off back into the bowl. Lastly, press the fillets into the panko, making sure every part of them is covered. 
  • Fry them in the oil until they internally register 70°C. 
  • Meanwhile, heat the butter in a frying pan and fry one side of the bread - this will stop the sandwich getting soggy! 
  • Use a mandolin to finely shred the brussels sprouts.
  • Whisk the mayonnaise, soy sauce, rice wine and sesame together and toss through the brussels sprouts.
  • To make a sandwich, drizzle roughly 2 tbsp Tomatcha Ketchup over the toasted side of one of the pieces of bread. Top with the fried turkey fillet with the sprout slaw and the top piece of toasted bread. Repeat with the second sandwich. 
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    Hugh Woodward

    Hugh Woodward

    Hugh's culinary life began aged 14 when he cooked spaghetti hoop burritos to impress girls. Since then his colourful career has taken him to performing in Skegness, making cheese in Peckham, running a wine bar on Columbia Road and reluctantly working in a (briefly) Michelin Starred restaurant. He likes fish, things cooked on charcoal, cheap dinners and London's rich cultural tapestry of food shops. When he's not cooking or eating he can be found mudlarking by the river Thames, buying bits in flea markets and hanging out with his cat Keith.

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