Teriyaki Pork Donburi

All the teriyaki seasonings in this recipe, such as soy sauce, sake, rice vinegar, sesame oil,

are essential condiments in Japanese cooking. You will see them all the time in Japanese recipes, so this might be the time you go to a Japanese/Asian grocery store to stock your pantry.

Some donburi (rice bowl) meal can be heavy with deep-fried food on top of the rice. But this Teriyaki Pork Donburi is lighter than it might look.

Teriyaki Pork Donburi

Ingredients

• 2 ½"-thick lean boneless pork loin chops
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 Tbsp potato starch/corn starch
• 1 Tbsp neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc)

To Serve:

• 2 leaves iceberg lettuce
• 2 green onions/scallions
• 2 cups cooked Japanese short grain rice
• 2 cherry tomatoes (cut in half)

Seasonings:

• 1 inch ginger
• 2 Tbsp sake
• 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• ½ tsp sesame oil

Instructions

1. Gather all the ingredients first.
2. Cut the iceberg lettuce into julienne strips and green onions into thin rounds.
3. Slice 2 garlic cloves and grate the ginger.
4. Combine the Seasonings ingredients in a bowl (grated ginger, 2 Tbsp sake, 2 Tbsp rice vinegar, 3 Tbsp soy sauce, 2 Tbsp sugar, and ½ tsp sesame oil) and whisk all together.
5. Pound the pork loin to tenderize and equal thickness.
6. Season the pork with ¼ tsp kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
7. Dust the pork with 1 Tbsp potato starch/corn starch and remove the excess flour.
8. In a non-stick frying pan, heat 1 Tbsp cooking oil on medium heat. While the oil is still cold, add the garlic slices and coat with the oil. Add the meat and cook until the bottom side is nicely browned.
9. Flip it over to cook the other side. Add Seasonings and cook covered for 5-7 minutes.
10. Spoon some sauce over the pork and add chopped green onions.
11. Take out the meat and slice the meat into a few pieces. Serve rice in a bowl, and place shredded lettuce on top.
12. Place the teriyaki pork on top of the lettuce. Pour the sauce and garnish grape tomatoes on the side.

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