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Published: Sep 25, 2018 · Modified: Sep 24, 2019 by Tanya · This post may contain affiliate links · 27 Comments

Air Fryer Boneless Pork Chops (Japanese Tonkatsu)

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These Air Fryer Boneless Pork Chops are nice and crispy with tons of Asian flavor. Have fun with the seasonings to create your own flavor combo or just follow the recipe as stated below.

air fryer boneless pork on a plate


 
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Our Air Fryer is our go to when we are craving fried foods. Traditional frying has become a thing of the past (except when making things with loose batter). The internet has let me know that you all love your Air Fryers too which is awesome. I’ll keep the Air Fryer recipes coming 🙂

I find that the Air Fryer is perfect for cooking all kinds of meat, especially pork. If you haven’t tried my Air Fried Jamaican Jerk Pork Recipe, you should, it’s amazing! These air fried pork chops are just as amazing and about as easy to make in your air fryer.

I made this recipe with a traditional Japanese pork tonkatsu recipe in mind. Japanese Tonkatsu is thinly sliced pork (cutlet or chops) that is breaded in flour, egg, and panko and fried to perfection.

air fryer boneless pork chop, japanese katsu, with tonkatsu sauce on top

It’s generally served with a side of finely shredded cabbage and tonkatsu sauce. I usually skip the tonkatsu sauce and serve it with sweet chilli sauce. 

You can adapt this recipe and use any flavor breadcrumbs you like but I highly suggest using panko. I use seasoned Japanese panko breadcrumbs. 

HOW TO MAKE AIR FRYER BONELESS PORK CHOPS?

You’ll want to get a working station set up with flour, beaten eggs, and flavored panko breadcrumbs. Make sure your pork chops are dry and coat both sides in the flour, then the egg, and the panko breadcrumbs. Place in your Air Fryer to cook.

WHAT IS THE BEST TEMPERATURE TO COOK MY AIR FRYER BONELESS PORK CHOPS?

For the best results, I recommend air frying the pork chops at 360 degrees Fahrenheit, rather than a higher heat. Cooking the pork chops at 360 allows the pork chops to get nice and crisp on the outside without drying out the meat.

done photo of air fried pork chops
All done.

OIL OR NO OIL, THAT IS THE QUESTION?

For this recipe, when using thinly sliced pork chops, I don’t spray the chops. I do spray the basket to avoid sticking as I don’t want to lose any breading when I flip.

You may wonder what determines if meat needs to be sprayed or not. For the most part, it will depend on the type of breading, how long you cook, your Air fryer brand, and the amount of natural oils the food releases. I mention this briefly in my 10 Tips Every Air Fryer Owner Should Know post. 

And that's it. These pork chops are so easy and so flavorful and healthy since they are made in the air fryer. As always, enjoy 🙂

Looking for more Air Fryer Recipes? Try these out:

Perfect Air Fryer Steak with Garlic Herb Butter

Crispy Air Fryer Fish

Air Fried Potatoes

Korean Air Fried Chicken Wings

Air Fryer Pork Chops

Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin

 

 

 

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Air Fryer Boneless Pork Chops (Japanese Tonkatsu Style)

These Air Fryer boneless pork chops are nice and crispy with tons of flavor and no added oil. Enjoy this delicious Asian inspired recipe without the added oil.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword air fryer boneless pork chops
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes minutes
Total Time 23 minutes minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 418kcal
Author Tanya
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Ingredients

  • 6 thin boneless pork chops
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • 1 ½ cup seasoned panko breadcrumbs
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • tonkatsu sauce optional
  • sweet chili sauce optional

Instructions

  • Place flour, eggs, and panko breadcrumbs in separate shallow bowls. Set aside.
  • Wash and pat pork chops dry.
  • Sprinkle both sides of pork chops with salt and black pepper.
  • Take each pork chop and coat it in the flour, then the eggs, and then the panko.
  • Place pork chops in Air Fryer basket, making sure there is no overlap.
  • Set Air Fryer to 360 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for 8 minutes. Once 8 minutes is up, flip pork chops over and continue cooking for 5 more minutes.
  • Remove and repeat for remaining pork chops.
  • Serve pork chops with tonkatsu sauce or sweet chili sauce on the side. 

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Notes

Notes on Air Fryer Boneless Pork Chops (Japanese Tonkatsu)

  • Feel free to change up the panko breading seasoning to suit your taste.
  • This recipe was made in my Phillips Avance XL Air Fryer. Other brands may require a little longer of a cook time.

Nutrition

Calories: 418kcal
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Step by Step Photos of Air Fryer Boneless Pork Chops (Japanese Tonkatsu Style)

pork in flour          Place pork in flour.pork in egg           Then place in egg.pork in panko.            And then panko.pork in air fryer. Place pork in Air fryer. Cook at 360 degrees Fahrenheit for 8 minutes on one side.pork halfway cooked         Flip and cook for 5 minutes more.done photo of air fried pork chops     All done.

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  1. Gene says

    January 29, 2022 at 11:43 am

    I browned my panel first in a pan, then coated the pork chops
    Seemed to give it an extra crunch and the Color was darker too
    Made great Tonkatsu Sando’s

    Reply
  2. Maurine Louie Seto says

    April 13, 2021 at 8:40 pm

    Yikes! Wanted to make this tonight. Chops are 1 inch thick. Too thick? Adjust cooking time? Help!

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      April 13, 2021 at 9:41 pm

      Hi Maurine, thicker chops are fine. Just increase the time. 12-14 minutes should work, you would just need to check the temp.

      Reply
  3. mary says

    December 02, 2020 at 10:16 pm

    my fryer has a solid bottom, and comes with a rack-are all foods cooked on the rack, or some cooked on bottom? cooked a pork loin and it was soooo ngood. thanks for all receipes. mary

    Reply
  4. Steve says

    October 01, 2020 at 10:14 pm

    Very easy recipe and they turned out great! I love the crunch.

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      October 02, 2020 at 11:29 am

      Thank you Steve! So glad you liked the recipe 🙂

      Reply
  5. Sharon says

    June 27, 2020 at 10:18 pm

    Hi Tanya, I just saw your recipe when I'm looking for cutlet recipe using air fryer, my cutlet after cooked with the air fryer, cool down and cut, but the breaded of the panko will fall off, what should I do so that the panko will not fall off?

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      June 28, 2020 at 7:05 am

      Hi Sharon, breading it in flour first, then egg, then panko works for me. It may be the kind of panko you're using? I use a coarse panko, like the Kikkoman brand.

      Reply
  6. Judi says

    June 09, 2020 at 9:56 pm

    No matter how I cook boneless pork chops in the air fryer, they are just too dry. I’ve tried several different ways. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. I love my air fryer, but not having much luck with meat/poultry. It’s like the air just sucks the juice right out of them. So disappointed.

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      June 09, 2020 at 10:12 pm

      Hi Judi, which brand of air fryer do you have? Are you breading the pork first?

      Reply
  7. Susan Proctor says

    August 25, 2019 at 2:29 pm

    I have not seen you talking about perforated parchment sheets rounds sheets to use in the air fryer. Do you use them? I find that they help with the cleanup.

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      August 26, 2019 at 11:45 am

      Hi Susan, I love the parchment sheets. I use them in some recipes (my air fryer fried chicken and my crabcakes) and some others I don't. It generally depends on if it's a recipe that is likely to stick or not.

      Reply
  8. Linda Mash says

    August 20, 2019 at 9:44 pm

    When you say thin boneless pork chops....how thin are you talking about? Usually the boneless ones I see for sale are about 1/2-3/4” thick. Are these too thick? I just got my air fryer 3 months ago and I love it! It is a Gourmia 5+ qt size and glad I got a larger one for the two of us. Would recommend that size for just 2-3 people. Thanks for your great recipes.

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      August 21, 2019 at 4:40 pm

      Hi Linda, no that's not too thick. Mine were more closer to the 1/2 inch thick.

      Reply
  9. Maria Erekson says

    February 05, 2019 at 6:39 pm

    Saw the boiled egg method on FB and it works a charm! Thought I could only do breaded etc. but have found so many other uses. Should have tried my pork steak last night but surely will next time.
    Have wanted an air fryer for ages and when I found a small one on sale last summer I caved in. And I really mean on sale...$29.99 at Target! (got a baby Keurig for my daughter also...such a bargain hunter!).
    Thanks for all these other ideas...meatloaf! who would a thunk? The only failure I had was chicken gizzards. I think I cooked them too hot for too long...totally my fault, not the fryer method.

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      February 06, 2019 at 5:54 am

      I'm so glad you like your Air Fryer. The possibilities are almost endless with this machine. I've never thought of chicken gizzard in the Air Fryer. I use them for my stuffing...so good.

      Reply
  10. Sandra | A Dash of Sanity says

    September 30, 2018 at 10:22 pm

    That looks really good! I think I need to get an air fryer ASAP!!

    Reply
  11. jessica | novice chef says

    September 27, 2018 at 1:15 pm

    I haven't done pork chops in the air fryer yet! I can't wait to try this!

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      September 28, 2018 at 3:23 pm

      My new favorite way to cook pork chops ?

      Reply
  12. Des says

    September 26, 2018 at 5:58 pm

    I have been dying to purchase an air fryer! These pork chops sound fantastic!

    Reply
  13. Toni | Boulder Locavore says

    September 26, 2018 at 7:50 am

    I will definitely try this with my air fryer!

    Reply
  14. Katerina @ diethood .com says

    September 26, 2018 at 7:30 am

    I love how easy, healthy and delicious this is!!

    Reply
  15. Abeer says

    September 26, 2018 at 3:11 am

    OMG! This is such a great idea for a weeknight dinner! I love how healthy this sounds!

    Reply
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