Ginger Pork
Today, I will show you how to make a ginger pork dish. It is really easy to cook and very delicious!
Ginger Pork
2015-08-24 17:58:17
Serves 2
Cook Time
10 min
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. thinly-sliced pork. (loin or shoulder)
- Black pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp oil (vegetable or olive oil)
Seasonings
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp sake
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp grated ginger
Instructions
- Pound the pork if they are thick. Add the seasonings. Marinade them for 10 min.
- In a non-stick frying pan, heat oil on high heat. Put the meat. Flip the meat when the bottom side is golden brown. Be careful not to overcook the pork or else it gets harder. Pour all the sauce over the meat.
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Oyakodon Chicken&Egg Donburi
Delicious food served on top of a deep bowl of rice, known as donburi (or just -don), is a favorite style of Japanese cooking. I will introduce you one of the most popular donburi, Oyakodon, topped with egg and chicken.
Oyakodon Chicken&Egg Donburi
2015-08-24 17:28:47
Serves 2
Cook Time
15 min
Ingredients
- 200 g chicken thigh
- 1/2 onion
- 4 eggs
- 2 bowls of cocked rice
- Spring onion, to taste
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp sake
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 100 ml water
Instructions
- Remove the skin and sinew from the chicken thighs and cut into thin slices. Cut the onions into 4 mm thick slices.
- Place one part sugar, one part sake, one part soy sauce, and three parts water in a frying pan. When the mixture is warmed up, add the onion slices and cook until tender. Then, add the chicken pieces, and cook until the surface becomes white and firm to the touch. Then, remove from the heat.
- Separate the egg yolks and whites. For the egg whites, beat until the large lumps crumble. For the yolk, quarter each and break each quarter.
- Reheat the chicken in the frying pan and lower the heat when simmering. First, pour the egg whites over it. When the whites are half cooked, add the egg yolks and cook undisturbed. When the yolks become a bit sticky, turn off the heat. You can adjust the egg texture by covering with a lid and cooking further with residual heat.
- Place the chicken and egg over rice and pour some of the soup on top. Sprinkle with chopped spring onions.
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Ham Cutlets
This is B-grade gourmet that has been popular in Japan.
Ham Cutlets
2015-08-24 16:25:35
Serves 2
Cook Time
10 min
Ingredients
- 4 slices of ham
- 1 slice of processed cheese
Flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- Bread crumbs
- Vegetable oil for deep-frying
Instructions
- Cut each cheese slices in half. Sandwich each cheese piece with 2 slices of ham. Roll first in flour, then beaten egg, and finally panko bread crumbs.
- Pour the vegetable oil into a frying pan so that it reaches about 1cm up the side of pan, and heat to 170 to 180°C. (When a pinch of panko is dropped into the oil, it should slowly come up to the top when oil reaches 170 to 180°C.) Fry the ham pieces until the surface is golden brown.
- Cut into rounds and arrange on a serving plate. You can also fry string beans the same way.
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Pork belly and Cucumber Salad
Japan is actually a tropical country. It gets really hot. So, we like to eat cold foods with cold drinks. This time, I would love to introduce the whisky high ball. It is really refreshing together with this pork dish. To me, it is during a meal kind of drink.
Pork belly and Cucumber Salad
2015-08-24 15:10:17
Serves 2
Cook Time
15 min
Ingredients
- 300 g pork very belly thinly sliced
- 1/2 cucumber( If Japanese one, use 1)
For sauce
- 5 cm naganegi long onion (or leek)
- 1tbsp minced fresh ginger
- 1 tbsp minced shiso leaves or cilantro
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- Slice the pork belly as thin as possible. Put them in the boiling water, turn the heat to low, cook about 3 min. Wash pork with running water to get rid of extra fat.
- Peel the cucumber into thin slices with the peeler. Soak the cucumber slices in cold water to make them crispy.
- For making the sauce, chop the long onion and combine with minced ginger and cilantro in a bowl. Add soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and sugar in the bowl and mix them well.
- Place the drained cucumber slices in the center of the plate. Mound the pork, then put the cucumber slices around them. Pour the sauce over it.
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Yoshiko’s Hamburger Steak
My mother Yoshiko used to make this one for us and we loved it. I thought this was a dish from other country, but I have never seen one like this. Japanese must have invented this to mimic real stake long time ago. This is such a popular food in Japan, and a great memory for me.
Yoshiko's Hamburger Steak
2015-08-24 15:00:16
Serves 2
Cook Time
25 min
Ingredients
- 200 g ground beef
- 100 g ground pork
- 1/2 onion
- 1 egg
- 100 ml bread crumbs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- a pinch of Nutmeg
- Black pepper to taste
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 150 ml cup red wine
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp honey
Instructions
- Mince the onion and microwave for 2 minutes.
- In a bowl, place the ground beef, ground pork, onion, bread crumbs and egg. Add the salt, nutmeg, pepper, and knead well by hand.
- Divide the mixture in half. Shape each half between your palms into a patty, 1.5 cm thick.
- Put some oil in a heated frying pan, cook one side for 2 minutes over medium heat. Then flip and decrease the heat to low. Cover and cook with natural steam for 13 minutes.
- For the sauce, add the tomato ketchup, honey, worcestershire sauce, and red wine into a frying pan. Flip the patties and dress with the sauce.
- Arrange each of them onto a plate, and garnish with boiled string bean.
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