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Japanese Ginger Pork (Shogayaki) 豚肉生薑燒

Shogayaki, or “ginger pork”, is a beloved Japanese dish that marries tender pork slices with a sweet ginger sauce. It is both quick and easy to make, heartwarming, and rich in flavour.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 2 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Ceramic grater plate

Ingredients
  

  • 270 g thinly sliced pork loin
  • ½ onion sliced

For the marinade

  • 1½ tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice wine
  • 2 tbsp ginger sauce

For the seasoning sauce

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 1 tbsp sake
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 1½ tbsp water

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the ingredients by slicing the onion and grating ginger. I used a ceramic ginger grater plate bought from Japan which has a centre plate raised up for grating ginger while the sauce gathers in the dent. Separate the grated ginger and ginger sauce.
  • In a bowl, add in thinly sliced pork loin, sugar, soy sauce, rice wine, and ginger sauce. Give them a mix and massage the pork loin for better absorption. Marinate for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the seasoning sauce - mix together soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar, water, and grated ginger.
  • In a frying pan, heat some oil over medium-high heat. Sauté the sliced onions then make space in the centre of the pan, transfer the marinated pork loin into the pan. Sear the pork loin until golden-brown (about 3-4 minutes).
  • Pour in the seasoning sauce, then stir-fry until all pork meat is well-coated with the sauce. Turn up the heat to reduce the sauce.
  • Transfer the pork shogayaki to a serving plate. (Optional) Garnish with sesame seeds on top, and enjoy!

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