Pork Shogayaki Recipe – Japanese Cooking 101 (2024)

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Oct 11, 2019, 12 20 | Updated: Oct 11, 2019, 12 20. Share link. If you are playing jeopardy, your response would probably be “What is the Japanese pork dish?” Shogayaki literally means “shoga” meaning ginger and “yaki” which is grill. This ginger fry is usually made with pork. Beef is also an option.

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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Hoisin is a thick, dark, sweet-savory Chinese condiment. “I would call it the ketchup of Chinese cuisine because it's used as an ingredient but also as a finishing sauce and condiment,” Liu Spellman says. “Hoisin sauce looks like dark brown ketchup but not as viscous; it's thicker and pastier.

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The fried meat pieces are tender and crispy with the light batter, while the taste is sweet and sour. Very appetising with rice. The vegetables must not be overcooked to retain their crunch and colour.