pork ginger saute
- Serves: 2
- Calories: 227 kcal
- Total Time: 20 m
- Prep: 15 m
- Cook: 5 m
- Japanese: Buta-niku no shyouga-yaki

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ingredients:
- 7 ounces lean pork
- 1 medium–sized ginger
- 2 cabbage leaves
- 1/2 tomato
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 2 tablespoons sweet sake for seasoning (mirin)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon salad oil
Coating:
- juice from 1 medium–sized ginger
- 1 tablespoon sake

step 1:
Grate ginger, and squeeze.

step 2:
If needed, cut the pork to the size shown in the picture. Marinate the pork in sake and ginger juice for about 10 minutes.

step 3:
Cut the ginger into julienne slices.

step 4:
Heat the oil in a frying pan over a high flame and sear the pork. After it changes color, add the ginger, sake, soy sauce, sugar and mirin and sear again.

comment:
Shred cabbage and soak in water. Drain from the water. Cut the tomato into 4 sections. Serve with the pork. The ginger gives this dish a punch. It is a very filling dish and is extremely popular in Japan.

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