TGIF lunch takeaway — Pork cutlet egg fried rice ($6.70 each)!
Circuit-breaker TGIF takeaway lunch — pork cutlet over egg fried rice, $6.70 each. Crispy pork katsu strips with savoury fried rice.
TGIF circuit-breaker lunch — takeaway from a casual Japanese place: pork cutlet egg fried rice for $6.70 each. We ordered one for BB and one for me because takeaway sharing is the kind of fight we don’t have.
We ordered:
- Pork cutlet egg fried rice — $6.70 each (two portions)
The plate is the Singapore-Japanese mashup of katsu and chahan: a generous portion of egg fried rice with a panko-breaded pork cutlet sliced into strips on top, drizzled with a sweet-soy katsu sauce. Cabbage shred on the side, maybe a pickle wedge.
Pork cutlet was the lead — pounded thin (which helps the batter ratio), breaded in proper coarse panko, deep-fried until the crust shattered on first bite. The pork inside stayed juicy because the thinness meant fast cooking. Sliced into strips so each piece had crisp edges showing from the cut.
Egg fried rice underneath was the proper wok version — short-grain rice tossed with beaten egg coating each grain, scallion, soy and a pinch of white pepper. Light gold from the egg, slight wok-toasted aroma even through the takeaway box.
Katsu sauce — the sweet-soy-Worcestershire-tomato blend — was drizzled across the strips. Standard tonkatsu sauce, doing its job of pairing with the breaded pork. Not as nuanced as Bull-Dog brand at a sit-down restaurant, but solid takeaway delivery.
Cabbage shreds on the side were the obligatory tonkatsu accompaniment — raw, finely cut, palette-cleansing between bites.
$6.70 a plate for TGIF takeaway during lockdown is fair pricing.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Reliable Friday takeaway — would re-order.
