Shogayaki - Ingefära fläsk

The first Japanese food is Syoga-yaki. Syoga means ginger, and yaki means fry. Syoga-yaki is simple but is very popular dish for lunch or dinner in Japan.                                   

                             

Ingredients for 2 serving

• 250g  thinly sliced pork      
• 140g  onion                      
• 15cc   grated fresh ginger    
• 30cc   soy sauce                         
• 15cc   mirin  (if not, honey is fine)                    
• 30cc   sake (if not, white wine is fine)               
• 15cc   vegetable oil            

1. Slice pork and onione very thinly.

 

2. Mix sliced pork, sliced onion, grated ginger, soy sauce, mirin
    (or honey) and sake (or white wine) in a bowl.

3. Heat vegetable oil in a frypan or a wok pan.
    When it is  hot,add ingredients  of 2

4.  Lower heat and cover a lid. Stir them sometimes until pork is cooked.

5. After pork is cooked, remove the lid and heat until liquid goes away.

In Japan, Syogayaki is normally served with hot Japanese rice separatly, but placeing shoga-yaki on top of hot rice is also very good. It is called Shoga-yaki Donburi.(Donburi means a bowl)