Japanese Ginger Pork
This recipe uses thinly sliced pork for a quick Japanese-style sauté. It is excellent with rice and steamed veggies on the side. You can also double the recipe and use whole pork chops or chicken breasts for grilling.
Ingredient
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
- 1 pound thinly sliced pork loin
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Direction
- Gather all ingredients.
- Ingredients to make Japanese ginger pork
- Mix together soy sauce, sake, mirin, and ginger in a large bowl until combined.
- A glass bowl with soy sauce, sake, mirin, and ginger being whisked together
- Add sliced pork; stir to coat. Cover the bowl and marinate for about 1 hour.
- A glass bowl with thinly sliced pork marinating in soy-ginger sauce
- Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Sauté pork in hot oil until browned and cooked through; discard marinade. An instant-read thermometer inserted into pork should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
