Buta no Shogayaki (Japanese Ginger Pork)

Name: Buta no Shogayaki (Japanese Ginger Pork)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 20 g ginger root (skin on, approx. 1 tbsp for 20g); 1 tsp apple (or apple juice, or smooth apple sauce); 1 tsp onion; 1 clove garlic; 2 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 3 tbsp sake; 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp dashi stock; 1 tsp honey (or maple syrup); 250 g pork loin (3-4mm thick, marbled shoulder-loin; thin pork belly also works); salt and pepper (for seasoning); all-purpose flour (for dusting, or potato/corn starch for GF); 1 tbsp cooking oil; 6 shishito peppers (or mini sweet peppers/sliced bell peppers); toasted white sesame seeds; toasted sesame oil

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

Japanese shogayaki is a fragrant dish made with thin slices of pork coated in a sweet and aromatic ginger sauce. This comforting Japanese homestyle dish is ready in just 20 minutes, perfect for weeknight dinners!

Updated at: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:15:49 GMT