Saltine Cracker Pork Tonkatsu Bowls | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 3 cups (360 g) thinly julienned vegetables (mixture of zucchini, carrot, parsnip or white turnip)
• 1 cup (85 g) green cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup (75 ml) rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tsp (10 ml) sambal oelek
• 2 cups (430 g) Calrose rice (sushi rice), rinsed and drained
• 2 1/4 cups (560 ml) water
• 1/2 cup (75 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cups (120 g) saltine crackers, finely crushed (see note)
• 1 lb (450 g) boneless pork chops, each about ¾ inch (2 cm) thick, cut into ¾-inch (2 cm) strips
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• Hoisin sauce, to taste