Cheesy Pork Cutlet

This is my current favourite! Just look at the cheeeeeze! Oooo! You got to like this! That is if you like cheese too!

I have to be honest. I didn't come up with this. I happened to see an episode of a Taiwan variety show and one of the guest was rewarded a 'block' of pork cutlet with cheese inside. What did I mentioned 'block'? Well, it looks like a piece of brick! Okay, slightly smaller than a brick but still it looks like a block of pork cutlet. The chef really did put a big block of cheese in the meat. It seems to me that that cheese is the main ingredient used and the pork was just there to compliment it. :P

Anyway, I didn't know how it done exactly but my version really simple and it tasted good. *thick skin* The pork is really soft, not tough at all. That is if you did your job will in hammering the meat well. And the cheese! Oooo ....

I won't go further. Try this to find out on your own!


Ingredients:

• Palm size lead meat about 1.5 - 2 cm thick
• 1/2 teaspoon Light Soy Sauce
• 2 slice Sliced Cheese (I used Cheddar Cheese here)
• 1 Egg, beaten
• Plain Flour for dusting
• Breadcrumbs for coating
• Oil for deep frying

How to do it:

1. Hammer the meat on both side with a meat mallet till the meat is really thin about 3 - 4 mm. The meat will became 1 1/2 to 2 times larger than the original size.
2. Seasoned the meat with 1/2 teaspoon of light soy sauce for 10 minutes.
3. Place cheese on one side of the meat. Try to keep the chesse away from the side as it will melt and sip through the meat when you fry.
4. Fold the meat.
5. Dust with flour.
6. Dip in beaten egg.
7. Coat well with breadcrumbs.
8. Deep fry till it turn golden brown.
9. Serve immdiately.

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* Hammering the meat with a mallet *
Look how the size of the meat became 1 1/2 times larger than the original.