Tonteki (Japanese Pork Steak)

Name: Tonteki (Japanese Pork Steak)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic (small cloves left whole and crushed, large cloves halved or thickly sliced); ½ tbsp lard (or neutral oil); 450 g pork shoulder (1.5-2 cm thick); salt and pepper; all-purpose flour (for dusting); 100 g green cabbage (shredded); 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); ½ tsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp mirin; 1 tsp honey; 1 tsp unsalted butter (cold)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:15min

Juicy pork shoulder steaks seared in garlic oil and coated with a sweet-savory Worcestershire based glaze. Served with crisp shredded cabbage, this Japanese Tonteki is tender, garlicky, and packed with bold, comforting flavor.

Updated at: Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:04:18 GMT