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Pork Ginger
A top favorite in Japan! A mouth-watering dish of sautéed pork in a sweet soy sauce, fragrant with ginger.
Photographed by Takeshi Noguchi
Recipe by
Masako Kono
Average
Pork
Vegetables
Quick
370kcal
10minutes
Calorie count is per serving.
Ingredients (Serves 2)
- 6 slices pork loin (for pork ginger) (200 g)
- 1-2 leaves cabbage (100 g)
[A]
- 2 tsp ginger (grated)
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp sake
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- Flour, as needed
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
Directions
1
Remove the thick cabbage stalks. Cut into 2-3 equal pieces. Stack and cut into thin shreds. Cut the stalks into thin slices and shred.
2
Use kitchen scissors to make 3-4 incisions in the sinews between the fat and red meat. This prevents the meat from curling up when fried.
3
Use a tea strainer to dust both sides of the meat with flour. The flour binds the sauce to the meat.
4
Mix the ingredients for [A]. Preparing everything in advance makes it easier to season the meat.
5
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan placed over medium-high heat. Lay the pork slices and fry till the edges are white. Turn over and fry until golden brown.
6
Use paper towels to drain the melted fat. This makes it easier to coat the pork with the ginger sauce. It's less oily, too.
7
Add [A] in a circular motion. Turn over the meat while reducing the sauce. Plate up the cabbage and pork. Drizzle with sauce from the pan.