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August 8, 2011
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Japanese Pork Stir-Fry

Hearty Meat Dishes
Prep time:
10 minutes
Cooking time:
10 minutes

This quick and easy recipe was a favorite of Grandma's Japanese friend from Hawaii.

This quick and easy recipe was a favorite of Grandma's Japanese friend from Hawaii.

Ingredients

Serves 4 

  • 1 pound thinly sliced boneless pork
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine or white wine
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons grated gingerroot, divided
  • 5 cabbage leaves
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
Directions
  1. 1

    Cut pork into 2-inch slices. Combine pork, wine, soy sauce and 1 tablespoon gingerroot in a medium bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, stack the cabbage leaves. Roll into a cylinder. Slice the cylinder as if you were slicing off cookie dough.

  3. 3

    Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add pork, reserving marinade. Cook, stirring, until nearly done, about 5 minutes. Push pork to one side of skillet.

  4. 4

    Add remaining oil to skillet. Add cabbage. Cook, stirring, until cabbage wilts, about 2 minutes. Stir in pork. Add marinade and remaining gingerroot. Stir for a few seconds, then remove from heat.

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Grandma's Secret Tip

Grandma's Secret Tip

Since she didn't always have fresh gingerroot on hand, Grandma picked up a jar of pickled ginger in the Oriental food section of her supermarket to use in recipes like this. It keeps in the refrigerator for up to 1 year and has the distinctive fresh ginger tang and flavor.

Great Pairings

Golden Rice Pilaf

Save the cinnamon stick! When you remove the cinnamon stick from the pilaf, rinse and let dry completely. The stick can be reused 2 or 3 times to flavor more pilaf, a pot of tea or a batch of custard.

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