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Japanese-style Schnitzel & Garlicky Cabbage Slaw
You're going love the fusion flavours in this Japanese and German-inspired feast. Coat free-range pork with panko crumbs, then sizzle till crispy and golden. Drizzle the schnitzels with a Japanese tonkatsu sauce. Pair with garlicky cabbage slaw and fluffy parsnip mash. Delish.
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
Serving size
Ingredients
- 2 large potatoes
- 60g panko crumb (yellow pea flour)
- 4 tbsp tomato ketchup (Water, Tomato Puree, Coconut Palm Sugar, Spirit vinegar, Cornflour, Salt (Anti-caking Agent), Onion Powder, Cinnamon ground, Cayenne pepper ground)
- 2 tbsp tamari (Soya) (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Spirit Vinegar)
- 1 savoy cabbage
- 1 apple
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard (Mustard) (Water, Mustard Seeds (Ground), Spirit Vinegar, Salt)
- 4 free-range pork loins
- 8 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 80g almond yoghurt (Nuts) (Almond Drink (95%) (Filtered Water/Almonds), Thickener: Starch (Tapioca / Carob Gum), Live Vegan Cultures)
- 25g honey
- 2 parsnip
Nutritional Information
Calories: 656
Protein: 44g
Carbs: 58g
Fat: 27g
Japanese-style Schnitzel & Garlicky Cabbage Slaw
You're going love the fusion flavours in this Japanese and German-inspired feast. Coat free-range pork with panko crumbs, then sizzle till crispy and golden. Drizzle the schnitzels with a Japanese tonkatsu sauce. Pair with garlicky cabbage slaw and fluffy parsnip mash. Delish.
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Cooking Instructions
- Bring a saucepan filled with salted hot water to a boil. Peel and roughly chop the potato and parsnip, then add to the saucepan. Simmer for 18-20 mins, until soft, then drain. Return to the pan and mash with 1 tsp olive oil, half the ginger and garlic paste, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
- Meanwhile, trim and finely slice the cabbage. Coarsely grate the apple. In a large mixing bowl, mix the cabbage, apple, yoghurt, the remaining ginger and garlic paste and half the mustard. Season with sea salt and black pepper to taste.
- Place the panko crumbs into a large bowl. Place the pork loins between 2 pieces of parchment paper and use a rolling pin to flatten them to an even 1cm thickness. Trim and discard the excess fat. Season with sea salt, then coat evenly in the panko.
- Heat a large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Cook the pork for 3-5 mins, per side, until golden and cooked through. Leave to rest, then slice against the grain. Cook in batches if necessary.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the ketchup, tamari, honey and remaining mustard.
- Serve the parsnip mash alongside the schnitzel and slaw. Spoon over the tonkatsu sauce.
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