Ginger Pork [Japanese Cooking]

Ginger pork is a dish that combines pork, rich in vitamin B1, with onions and garlic, which contain allicin. This combination produces allithiamine, a component that aids energy metabolism, helping to combat fatigue. Using maitake mushrooms in the marinade helps to tenderize the meat. Olive oil, known for its health benefits and high heat resistance, adds a healthier and delicious touch to this recipe.
*Ingredients*
- Sliced pork: 300g
- Cabbage: 1/4 head
- Onion: 1/2
Marinade
- Maitake mushrooms: 30g
- Ginger (minced): 15g
- Sake: 1 tbsp
- Flour: 1 tbsp
Seasoning Sauce
- Ginger (grated): 15g
- Garlic (grated): 10g (1 clove)
- Onion (minced): 50g
- Sake: 2 tbsp
- Mirin: 2 tbsp
- Soy sauce: 2.5 tbsp
- Sugar (beet sugar): 1 tbsp
- Olive oil: slightly less than 1 tbsp
*Instructions*
1. Thinly slice the cabbage, soak it in water, and drain well.
2. Cut the onion into 1cm wide slices, shred the maitake mushrooms, and mince the ginger.
3. In a tray, mix the pork, maitake mushrooms, minced ginger, and sake. Sprinkle flour evenly to marinate the meat.
4. Blend the ginger, garlic, and onion for the seasoning sauce into a paste using a food processor.
5. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion over medium heat. Once cooked, set aside.
6. In the same pan, cook the pork. Add the seasoning sauce, return the sautéed onions to the pan, and simmer.
7. Once the pork is fully cooked and the sauce is well absorbed, remove from heat.
8. Plate the cabbage and serve the ginger pork on top.
Enjoy your delicious ginger pork!