Make it at home
Ingredients
- 200g pork belly, cut into 3cm pieces
- 8 large shrimp, peeled
- 1 lotus root, sliced 1cm
- 8 quail eggs, hard-boiled
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 150g fine panko breadcrumbs
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- Worcestershire sauce with a splash of dashi for serving
Method
- Thread each ingredient onto bamboo skewers, pressing pork pieces flat.
- Dip each skewer quickly into beaten egg, let excess drip off, then roll in fine panko.
- Heat oil to 170C. Fry skewers for 90 seconds, turning once, until pale gold.
- Drain on a rack and serve immediately with the Worcestershire dipping sauce.
- Never dip a skewer twice into the communal sauce pot.
Tip from the editors. The original Shinsekai batter uses lard rather than vegetable oil; the flavour is distinct and more savoury.
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Where to eat kushikatsu
Kushikatsu in Osaka
Daruma Shinsekai Honten ★ 4.1
The 1929 Daruma flagship beneath Tsutenkaku Tower; the sauce-no-double-dip rule is enforced at the counter; skewers arrive in rapid unbroken succession.
OrderBeef tongue skewer, Asparagus wrapped pork, Cheese and nori
Kushikatsu Daruma Shinsekai ★ 4.6
The Shinsekai Daruma flagship below Tsutenkaku Tower, serving thin-battered skewers with the communal sauce pot; the no-double-dip rule is strictly enforced.
OrderBeef kushikatsu, Shrimp, Lotus root, Quail egg
More places to eat in Osaka
Not on this list, but among the highest we score in this city. Every one is in our guide with its address, hours and what to order.
- Kashiwaya Osaka Senriyama Japanese Kaiseki, our score 4.9
- Kashiwaya Kaiseki, our score 4.8
- Kuromon Ichiba Market Market, our score 4.8
- Agnel d'Or French, our score 4.7
- Sushi Minazuki Omakase Sushi, our score 4.7
- bills Umeda Brunch, our score 4.6
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