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Best Homemade Tonkatsu Sauce (3 ways)

From ingredients to enjoyment, this recipe makes it easy to create something wonderful.

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese

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
  • 4 tbsp white sesame seeds
  • 4 tsp soy sauce
  • 4 tsp Worcestershire sauce 
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 ½ tbsp water

Instructions

Classic Tonkatsu Sauce (2 mins)
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  1. 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.
Nagoya Style Red Miso Tonkatsu Sauce (10 mins)
  1. 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.
  2. Remove from the heat and stir in the sesame seeds.
  3. Transfer to a bowl for dipping or simply pour it directly onto the katsu.
Toasted Sesame Tonkatsu Sauce (10 mins)
  1. Add 4 tbsp 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.
  2. Grind the seeds down to a powder using a mortar and pestle (or spice blender).
  3. Mix the ground sesame seeds with 4 tsp soy sauce, 4 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup, 2 tsp sugar and 2 ½ tbsp water.
  4. Enjoy!