One of my favorite things to eat now one of my favorite dishes to make. If you are ever traveling to Japan and end up at a Japanese diner, feel free to ask for "shogayaki". This dish is extremely comforting and filling. It goes great with a hot bowl of steamy white rice which is what I needed when I worked at an Izakaya. This was a meal that filled me up quick to get me through a nights service or something to fill my empty stomach after a night of hard work.
Recipe is extremely simple. The only real trick is how much grated ginger to put. I love a lot of ginger where it's prominent, but I know a lot of it can scare of people.
Regardless, this is how I made it.
- 1.5 pounds of pork (recommend thin sliced pork belly or thin sliced pork butt).
- 1 medium onion sliced (I used yellow)
- 1/2 of a cabbage, thinly sliced.
- Kewpie mayonnaise (optional, but imperative for me)
- 4 tablespoons Mirin
- 2 tablespoons Kikkoman soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 tablespoons grated ginger
The onions are slightly sweated on medium high before putting in the pork belly. The pork belly is seasoned ever so lightly with salt and pepper. Once the pork is cooked through before browning, pour in the ginger sauce and mix the ingredients until coated.
Grab a bowl and scoop some hot white rice, topped with the raw cabbage slices, then the hot ginger pork. Drizzle with Kewpie mayonnaise and a dash of sesame seeds.