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Japanese Ginger Pork

I use loin meat from a wild hog here, but obviously store-bought pork is fine, too. I like shiitake mushrooms, but you can use any meaty mushroom. Or skip them, since they are not traditional in shogayaki.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 373 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • A 4-inch piece of ginger, peeled
  • 1 to 2 pounds pork loin
  • salt
  • 1/2 cup rice flour or all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons rice bran, canola or grapeseed oil
  • 1/4 cup sake
  • 2 tablespoons mirin, Japanese sweetened rice wine
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 pound Shiitake mushrooms

Instructions

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  1. Slice the ginger into pieces that will fit into a garlic press and squeeze out the juices until you get to 2 to 3 tablespoons. Alternately, you can extract the juices with a microplane grater or Japanese ginger grater. 
  2. Slice the pork loin against the grain into medallions. Put the medallions between two pieces of plastic wrap, and, using a rubber mallet, meat mallet or empty wine bottle, pound the cutlets to about 1/4 inch thick. Salt them. 
  3. Salt the cutlets, then dust them in the rice flour. Set aside. 
  4. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and sauté the pork loins. Sear for 2 minutes on the first side, then turn and lower the heat to medium and finish cooking to your liking, generally another 2 to 4 minutes. Remove the cutlets and put them in an oven set to "warm."
  5. Add the sake, mirin, soy sauce and ginger juice to the frying pan and bring to a boil. Add the mushrooms and boil furiously for 4 minutes. Turn off the heat. 
  6. Take the pork cutlets out and slice them, giving everyone some. Pour the sauce and mushrooms over the pork and serve. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 373kcal (19%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 29g (58%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 71mg (24%) Sodium 629mg (26%) Potassium 631mg (18%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 4g (8%) Calcium 6mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 373

% Daily Value*

Calories 373kcal 19%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 29g 58%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 71mg 24%
Sodium 629mg 26%
Potassium 631mg 13%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 4g 8%
Calcium 6mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.