Pork Shogayaki Recipe – Japanese Cooking 101 (2024)

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Pork Shogayaki is another popular dish for lunch and dinner in Japan. The flavors of spicy ginger (shoga) and soy sauce with a touch of sweetness from Mirin taste great with steamed rice. It is not as sweet as a typical Teriyaki sauce. This tasty ginger sauce may stimulate your appetite, and you might have to watch out or you’ll be taking a second serving of rice.

Pork Shogayaki is served at a lot of Japanese restaurants during lunch time. It is quick, tasty, and very reasonably priced; therefore, it is perfect for everyday lunch. Because it’s easy to make, Pork Shogayaki is also a great home-cooking dish, too. You only need very basic Japanese ingredients like soy sauce, Sake, and Mirin to season along with grated ginger. You have to have thinly sliced pork, though, which may not be available at the local market in your country. If that’s the case, ask a butcher, or just buy a chunk of pork loin, half-freeze it, and slice thinly with a sharp knife.

Pork Shogayaki is usually served with shredded cabbage. The extra sauce from Shogayaki seeps under the cabbage, working as a kind of dressing for the salad.

If you would like to try something other than the usual Teriyaki flavor, try our Shogayaki, and you’ll be amazed at how easy and tasty it is!


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Pork Shogayaki

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 7 minutes

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1-2 Tbsp ginger root, grated
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Sake
  • 2-3 Tbsp Mirin
  • 1 Tbsp Oil
  • 7oz (200g) pork loin, chunk or sliced
  • (Cabbage, shredded)

Instructions

  1. Grate ginger root. In a bowl mix ginger, soy sauce, Sake, and Mirin. Set aside.
  2. If you are using a pork loin chunk, slice into 1/16" (2mm) thickness.
  3. Heat a frying pan at medium high heat and add oil, then add sliced pork to pan-fry. Cook in a single layer on both sides until brown. Add the ginger sauce to the pan and cook for a minute to coat the meat with the sauce.
  4. Serve with shredded cabbage if you want.

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  • Pork Shogayaki Recipe – Japanese Cooking 101 (6)

    Gabriel

    May 9, 2014 at 6:04 pm

    I just made this dish for myself and my mother and we both loved it. I served it over fresh sicky rice and poured the liquid over the rice once served.

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      Noriko

      May 12, 2014 at 9:30 pm

      Gabriel,
      that sounds good!

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    David

    July 9, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    It looks lovely! Can I ask how you chop your shredded cabbage so finely? I just can’t do it as finely as I had it in Japan!

    • Pork Shogayaki Recipe – Japanese Cooking 101 (9)

      Noriko

      September 13, 2014 at 5:38 pm

      David,
      well, because I’m so good. Just kidding. I use a sharp slicer (mandolin).

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    Bree

    September 12, 2014 at 10:55 pm

    I’m making this dish and a few of your others for bento boxes so that my boyfriend and I can have a picnic in the park tomorrow! I’ve also decided to make your green beans with sesame sauce, tamagoyaki and yaki onigiri for the bentos!

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    Penny

    September 29, 2014 at 1:11 am

    Konnbanwa Noriko-san my name is Penny l made shogoyaki tonight using your recipe for my husband who is japanese I hope he likes it.:)❤

    • Pork Shogayaki Recipe – Japanese Cooking 101 (12)

      Noriko

      September 29, 2014 at 8:06 am

      Penny,
      hope he likes it too!

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    Sarah

    January 22, 2016 at 4:57 am

    What kind of Sake should I use? I have no experience with cooking with (or drinking) sake so I have no clue where to start.

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      Annmarie

      February 13, 2016 at 4:58 pm

      Hi Sarah ^_^

      When I bought sake for this dish I just picked up something I thought would taste delicious. Just pick a bottle and see how it turns out ; )

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    raiさん

    October 1, 2016 at 11:50 am

    noriko may i change the pork with other meat?

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    Annie

    January 18, 2017 at 11:59 pm

    Made this tonight and wow is it good. My husband and I are having a hard time not sneaking the leftovers out of the fridge (and there are only leftovers because 2 of my 3 family members ate dinner elsewhere tonight).

  • Pork Shogayaki Recipe – Japanese Cooking 101 (2024)

    FAQs

    What does shogayaki mean in Japanese? ›

    The word shoga means ginger in Japanese, while yaki means grilled or fried. Although any meat can be used for shogayaki, it universally refers to ginger pork in Japan.

    What is the best pork dish in Japan? ›

    The Many Delicious Ways to Eat Pork in Japan
    • Tonkotsu ramen. ...
    • Nikujaga. ...
    • Shabu Shabu and Rei-Shabu. ...
    • Shogayaki. ...
    • Gyoza. ...
    • Butadon. ...
    • Pork horumon-yaki. ...
    • Kakuni. Kakuni is a dish of pork belly cubes stewed slowly in a soy sauce broth until they become meltingly tender and rich.
    Oct 16, 2017

    What is shogayaki made of? ›

    It consists of thin slices of lean pork, browned in the pan, and then briefly braised in a sauce of grated ginger, soy sauce and mirin. Grated onion and garlic can be added for the extra zest, and additional sugar is sometimes used to round out the taste.

    How to use shoganai? ›

    Shouganai is an underlying mentality generally shared among Japanese people that comes down to control of a situation, or rather lack thereof. Situations that call for the use of the word should be the ones you have no control over, like if you got caught in the rain without an umbrella.

    What is the number 1 dish in Japan? ›

    There are various kinds of sushi dishes, such as nigirizushi (hand formed sushi), makizushi (rolled sushi) and chirashi (sushi rice topped with raw fish). Sushi is the most famous Japanese dish outside of Japan, and one of the most popular dishes inside Japan, as well.

    What is the hardest dish to make in Japan? ›

    Japan) is one of the hardest egg dishes to make, but. it isn't impossible!

    What is the hardest Japanese dish to cook? ›

    Katsuobushi is made by repeatedly smoking and drying boiled deboned filets of katsuo. The result is a hard, wood-like block of smoked fish that has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the hardest food in the world.

    What does shoga mean in Japanese? ›

    Shōga (生姜) is the Japanese word for ginger and can refer to: Gari (ginger), also called sushi ginger. Beni shōga, a type of Japanese pickle. Pork shogayaki, a Japanese dish with sliced pork and ginger.

    What does shoganai mean? ›

    Shouganai |しょうがない | Sho-ga-n-eye

    Shouganai basically means 'it is what it is' or 'it can't be helped. ' It expresses acceptance of a bad situation or defeatism.

    What does sho ga nai mean in English? ›

    Speaking Japanese Phrases The Right Way. In English, both "shikata nai" and "shou ga nai" can be translated as "can't be helped" or "have no choice but to...". These phrases are commonly used by Japanese people in everyday situations where there is no alternative but to accept and move on.

    What is the history of shogayaki? ›

    Shogayaki Origins

    No Recipes states that this dish originated at a Tonkatsu restaurant (another famous pork dish) about 70 years ago in the city of Ginza, where the chef decided to marinade his pork in a simple ginger sauce before pan frying it golden brown.

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