Shogayaki (Fried Ginger Pork) easy to make recipe.

Shogayaki is a great little dish that has sustained popularity throughout Japan where it is eaten with rice at lunch or dinner time. As the name suggests, the main ingredients is ginger which combined with pork makes for a light meal that will provide you with plenty of energy - perfect for summer time!

Ingredients - Serves 2 people
Pork slice - 8 slices (100g)
Ginger - one small piece
Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons
Sugar - 1 and half tablespoons
Sake (Liquor) - 1 and half tablespoons *
Mirin (sweet sake used as seasoning) - 1 tablespoons *

* Sake and Mirin can be found at your local Japanese food shop.

Step 1 - PrepareIn preparation, in order to make the ginger sauce, add all the ingredients together, with exception for the pork making sure to peel and grate the ginger into the sauce.

Step 2 - Soak PorkNow that you have prepared the sauce, add in the slices of pork. Slowly mix all the ingredients together and leave the pork to soak thoroughly in the sauce for approximately 10 minutes, allowing the flavour to penetrate through.




Step 3 - Heat and serveFinally, pour a small amount of oil into a heated frying pan and add the pork. Once the pork has browned nicely, remove from the pan. Now add the remaining sauce into the pan and boil for a few seconds, then add the pork with the sauce and mix together for a short while.







Tip: Please heat the pork and ginger sauce separately as if they are heated together it is more easy to burn the ginger sauce.