INGREDIENTS
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1 pound thin-cut boneless pork chops or cutlets, trimmed
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Kosher salt
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2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine, sake or sherry
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1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated peeled ginger
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2 medium cucumbers
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1/2 to 1 teaspoon sugar
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2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
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1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
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3 large eggs
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2 cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
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3/4 cup cornstarch
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Peanut oil, for frying
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1/4 cup tonkatsu sauce (a sweet-spicy Japanese dipping sauce, sold near the soy sauce; or make your own by mixing 2 tablespoons each ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and sugar with 1 tablespoon water.)