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Tender and juicy, these Japanese ginger marinated pork chops are glazed with a mouthwatering savory sauce and come together in just minutes.
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Shogayaki (Japanese Ginger Pork Chops)

My easy shogayaki recipe levels up this Japanese home-cooking classic with thick pork chops marinated in ginger and then glazed with a dark, savory sauce. The ginger pork ends up tender, juicy, and flavorful — perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword ginger
Level Beginner
Main Ingredient Pork
Diet Dairy-Free
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 3 servings
Calories 306kcal
Author Marc Matsumoto

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 400 grams pork rib chops (¾-inch thick)
  • 30 grams ginger (peeled and grated)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sake
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon potato starch
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • scallions (chopped, for garnish)
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Instructions

  • Rub 30 grams ginger and ¼ teaspoon salt onto both sides of 400 grams pork rib chops. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour to marinate.
    400 grams pork rib chops, 30 grams ginger, ¼ teaspoon salt
    Marinating pork chops in ginger to make shogayaki.
  • To make the sauce, combine 2 tablespoons sake, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, and 1 tablespoons honey in a bowl.
    2 tablespoons sake, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoons honey
    Mixing ginger pork sauce in a bowl.
  • When you're ready to make your shogayaki, use paper towels to pat the pork chops dry and scrape off any large clumps of ginger.
    Removing excess ginger from shogayaki pork chops.
  • Dust both sides of the pork with a thin, even layer of 1 tablespoon potato starch.
    1 tablespoon potato starch
    Dusting Japanese pork chops with potato starch.
  • Preheat a frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and pork chops and fry them until they've started to brown (~2 minutes).
    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    Ginger pork chops in a frying pan.
  • Flip the ginger pork over and fry the second side until golden brown (another 2 minutes).
    Ginger pork chops in a frying pan.
  • Flip the chops back over, and use a paper towel to wipe out as much excess oil from the pan as possible. Then, turn up the heat to high.
    Soaking up excess oil in the pan after frying Japanese pork chops.
  • Pour the sauce into the pan and glaze the ginger pork chops by flipping them over repeatedly in the boiling sauce until they're coated in a thick, shiny layer.
    Glazing shogayaki in a frying pan.
  • Serve the shogayaki whole, or let it rest for a few minutes before slicing it up. Garnish with chopped scallions.
    scallions
    Sprinkling chopped green onions on a plate of Japanese ginger pork.

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Nutrition

Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 931mg | Potassium: 597mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg