Fried Pork with Ginger

servings
4 servings
prep time
15 minutes
cook time
30 minutes
White plate containing fried pork garnished with ginger, greens, and cheese shavings on top.

A delicious serving of fried pork garnished with ginger, greens, and cheese shavings on top. Courtesy photo.

by Akiko Ohashi

Ingredients

  • •300g (10 ounces) pork loin, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • •2.5 cm (1 inch) piece fresh ginger; half grated, and the other half cut into fine julienne strips
  • •30 ml (2 tablespoons) sake
  • •30 ml (2 tablespoons) mirin
  • •30 ml (2 tablespoons) soy sauce
  • •15 ml (1 tablespoon) vegetable oil
  • •2 medium-sized cucumbers, cut into strips
  • •Pinch of salt
  • •10 shiso leaves, thinly sliced

Shiso is also known as perilla. Learn more.

Preparation

  1. In a bowl, combine the pork with the grated ginger, sake, mirin, and soy sauce. Mix well.

  2. Heat oil in a frying pan. Season the cucumber with salt, and lightly fry until tender. Remove from pan and set aside.

  3. Add the pork to the same frying pan and fry until cooked through. Add cucumber and stir until reheated.

  4. Check the taste and garnish with sliced shiso and ginger strips.

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About the author

Kristy Alpert is a travel, food, and lifestyle journalist. She was a food writer and restaurant critic in Dallas, Texas, prior to moving to Germany. She now travels the globe in search of captivating stories and remarkable recipes. Her work has appeared in Food & Wine, Esquire, Men’s Health, American Way, Refinery29, The New York Daily News, Modern Luxury, and more. Despite her appreciation for German cuisine, she would give anything for a legit street taco.

Photo credit: Sunny Norton

Kristy Alpert

Kristy Alpert

Kristy Alpert is a travel, food, and lifestyle journalist.

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