An Indiana pork tenderloin sandwich consists of a breaded and fried pork tenderloin cutlet that's served on a bulky kaiser roll with lettuce, tomatoes, and basic condiments. It's not well known outside of the state, but if you ever come to Indiana, make it a point to try this specialty sandwich.
Ingredients
- slices of pork tenderloin, cut across the grain: 4 piece (4 ounce)
- egg: 1 piece (beaten)
- milk: 2 Tbsp
- salt: 1 tsp
- ground black pepper: 0.25 tsp
- garlic powder: 0.25 tsp
- onion powder: 0.25 tsp
- seasoned salt: 0.25 tsp
- marjoram: 0.25 tsp (dried)
- oregano: 0.25 tsp (dried)
- ½ cups bread crumbs: 1 piece
- peanut oil for frying: 0.5 cup
- Kaiser rolls: 4 piece (split)
- mayonnaise: 4 tsp (or as needed, optional)
- ketchup: 4 tsp (or as needed, optional)
- prepared yellow mustard: 4 tsp (or as needed, optional)
- slices dill pickle: 4 piece (optional)
- slices onion: 4 piece (optional)
- slices tomato: 4 piece (optional)
- leaves lettuce: 4 piece (optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Flatten pork slices, one at a time, by placing in between two pieces of sturdy plastic and pounding with a meat mallet until 1/4-inch thick and about 3 1/2x5 inches in size. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Whisk egg and milk together in a shallow bowl; stir in salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt, marjoram, and oregano until well blended. Place bread crumbs into another shallow bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Dip each flattened cutlet into seasoned egg mixture, then dip into bread crumbs until thoroughly coated. Set breaded cutlets in a single layer on a piece of parchment or waxed paper. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Heat oil in a large skillet until shimmering. Gently lower cutlets into the hot skillet and fry until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Place kaiser rolls, split-sides up, onto a baking sheet.
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Broil in the preheated oven until toasted and hot, about 1 minute. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Remove from the oven and assemble sandwiches: Place fried cutlets on roll bottoms. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add toppings in the desired order: mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickle, onion, tomato, and lettuce. Top sandwiches with roll tops and serve. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
