Prologue: last Monday, after visiting (and spending altogether too much money at) Kappabashi dori, I headed back to the subway through Asakusa and passed by Asamen, which had (as always) a substantial queue.
Needless to say, I queued as well to sample their 2$ menchikatsu, which was all it was famed for: just cooked through, super sweet due to the abundance of onions and juicy to boot because of - well - fat. Oishii !!!
Fast forward to today: pretty hot outside, still being somewhat lazy from a short, yet jetlagged week at work - let’s do some simple menchikatsu, with all the onions the meat dough can hold. Thanks to some recently imported industrial strength panko with a great crust, too.
And thanks to the German food law presiding over the minced meat in this country with zero fear to go right to the edge of undercooking the interior. The result: super crunchy, super juicy menchikatsu that the family demolished. Served with some acidic tonkatsu sauce for balance.
Happy Duvel 🤗
