Tonkatsu sauce is perfect for Japanese schnitzel

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Tonkatsu sauce

Name: Tonkatsu sauce is perfect for Japanese schnitzel
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons of soy sauce; 100 ml of ketchup; 1 teaspoon of sugar

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At most Asian shops you'll find store-bought tonkatsu sauce, but this sauce is super easy to make with only a few ingredients. An amazing Japanese sauce.

5 minutes

4 persons

Sauces

Nutrition balance score

Great

9.1/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

46.58 (Low)

5.16 (Low)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

52.60 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

11.08 g
8.46 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

0.22 g
0.05 g

Proteins

1.43 g

Fiber

0.13 g

Sodium

915.50 mg

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Recipe tonkatsu sauce

Ingredients

4 persons

2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
100 ml. of ketchup
1 teaspoon of sugar

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Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-01-29, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 5 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-09-07

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Preparation time

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Time cooking

5 minutes

Total time

5 minutes

If you can't find any worcestershire sauce, you can replace it with a mixture of 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of salty soy sauce, and half a teaspoon of lemon juice.

Making the tonkatsu sauce - 5 minutes

Mix the ketchup with soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, sugar and soy sauce. Mix this well until the sugar is slightly dissolved. There is no need to heat this simple sauce.

This sauce obviously is the perfect match for tonkatsu (Japanese schnitzel), enjoy!

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

52.60 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

11.08 g
8.46 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

0.22 g
0.05 g

Proteins

1.43 g

Fiber

0.13 g

Sodium

915.50 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

0.52 mg

Calcium

10.75 mg

Magnesium

5.48 mg

Potassium

5.48 mg

Phosphorus

12.25 mg

Copper

0.03 mg

Zinc

0.03 mg

Iodine

0.00 µg

Selenium

0.00 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

1.83 mg

Vitamine D

0.00 mg

Vitamine A

0.11 mg

Vitamine B1

0.13 mg

Vitamine B2

0.02 mg

Vitamine B6

0.01 mg

Vitamine B12

0.00 µg

Folic acid

1.05 µg

Vitamine E

0.00 mg

Vitamine K

0.00 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

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Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
0.5	tablespoon	worcestershire sauce	fish, gluten	5.02	0.71 g	0.22 g	0.18 g	0.05 g	0.15 g	-	40.50 mg	0.02 mg	2.25 mg	0.45 mg	6.00 mg	2.25 mg	-	-	-	-	0.08 mg	-	-	0.11 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.5	tablespoon	of soy sauce	soy, gluten	12.80	2.00 g	2.00 g	0.01 g	-	1.15 g	-	550.00 mg	0.50 mg	6.00 mg	-	50.00 mg	5.00 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.80 µg	-	-	-
25	ml	of ketchup	celery	29.75	7.13 g	5.00 g	0.03 g	-	0.13 g	0.13 g	325.00 mg	-	2.50 mg	5.00 mg	90.00 mg	5.00 mg	0.03 mg	0.03 mg	-	-	1.75 mg	-	0.11 mg	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	-	0.25 µg	-	-	-
0.25	teaspoon	of sugar		5.03	1.24 g	1.24 g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.03 mg	0.05 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
				52.60	11.08 g	8.46 g	0.22 g	0.05 g	1.43 g	0.13 g	915.50 mg	0.52 mg	10.75 mg	5.48 mg	146.05 mg	12.25 mg	0.03 mg	0.03 mg	-	-	1.83 mg	-	0.11 mg	0.13 mg	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	-	1.05 µg	-	-	-