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3 kinds of tonkatsu sauce in small glass bowls

Best Homemade Tonkatsu Sauce (3 ways)

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Whether you're looking for classic tangy tonkatsu sauce, rich in flavor Nagoya style red miso sauce, or perhaps a tonkatsu sauce with a nutty twist, it's all here! So enjoy your deep-fried pork cutlet 3 different ways with these 3 delicious homemade tonkatsu sauces!

Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes

Course Homemade Ingredients, Sauces and Dressings
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Course: Homemade Ingredients, Sauces and Dressings
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients 
 

Classic Tonkatsu Sauce

  • 4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 pinches light brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp white sesame seeds

Nagoya Style Red Miso Tonkatsu Sauce

  • 100 ml dashi stock or water
  • 2 tbsp red miso paste
  • 1 tbsp sake
  • 1 ½ tbsp mirin
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp light brown sugar
  • ½ tbsp white sesame seeds

Toasted Sesame Tonkatsu Sauce

  • 30 g white sesame seeds
  • 4 tsp soy sauce
  • 4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 40 ml water

Instructions 

Classic Tonkatsu Sauce (2 mins)

  • Add 4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 pinches light brown sugar and 2 tbsp white sesame seeds to a bowl and mix thoroughly until well incorporated.
    Classic Japanese tonkatsu sauce in a glass bowl

Nagoya Style Red Miso Tonkatsu Sauce (10 mins)

  • Add 100 ml dashi stock (or water), 2 tbsp red miso paste, 1 tbsp sake, 1 ½ tbsp mirin, 1 tsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp light brown sugar and ½ tbsp white sesame seeds to a small saucepan and bring to a boil over a medium heat. Then, lower the heat and summer for 5-10 minutes or until thickened.
    mixing red miso sauce in a pan
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the sesame seeds.
    red miso sauce with sesame seeds in a pan
  • Transfer to a bowl for dipping or simply pour it directly onto the katsu.
    Nagoya style red miso sauce in a glass bowl

Toasted Sesame Tonkatsu Sauce (10 mins)

  • Add 30 g white sesame seeds to a dry pan and heat on medium/medium-high. Stir continuously and toast the sesame seeds until slightly golden and you can smell the aroma.
    toasting white sesame seeds in a frying pan
  • Grind the seeds down to a powder using a mortar and pestle (or spice blender).
    Grinding white sesame seeds with a Japanese mortar and pestle (suribachi and surikogi)
  • Mix the ground sesame seeds with 4 tsp soy sauce, 4 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup, 2 tsp sugar and 40 ml water.
    Sesame dressing in a glass measuring jug
  • Enjoy!
    My original toasted sesame tonkatsu sauce in a glass bowl