Ginger Pork (Buta no shogayaki)

"Shogayaki" means to grill with ginger. It is a standard meal to cook in the home and quite popular.

In Japan you can find shogayaki in a Teishoku-ya (a restaurant similar to an American diner). The typical way to make Shogayaki is to marinate the pork in the spices before cooking, but a famous TV host named ‘Tamori' started a the trend of not marinating the pork and now many Japanese cook it in this fashion.

Yield: 2 servings
Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb sliced pork
  
• 1/2 medium onion (sliced)
  
• 1 1/2 cup sliced cabbage
  
• 1/8 cup flour
  

Spices

• 3 tsp sake
• 3 tsp soy sauce
• 3 tsp mirin
  
• 2 tsp grated ginger
  

Preparation

1. Mix spices together in small bowl
   
2. Sprinkle flour on sliced pork
   
3. Heat oil in frying pan and fry pork (about 4 minutes)
   
4. Add onion and sautee for 5 minutes
5. Add spices and cook for about 2 minutes
6. Serve with cabbage and your favorite salad dressing