Japanese Ginger Pork

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I think I have found a new love.  Last week we watched a new Japanese cooking show called Itadakimasu ! Dining with the Chef on NHK World English.  This dish was featured on that episode.  It is very simple to make and is eaten with shredded cabbage, rice, and miso soup.  






Serves 4
Ingredients 
16 oz. thinly sliced pork loin
Salt and pepper to taste
5 cups shredded cabbage
Sauce
4 tbsp. sake
3 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. sugar
4 tsp. mirin
2 tbsp. grated ginger
3 tsp. vegetable oil

1.  Cut the pork into large bite size pieces.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
2.  Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a bowl.
3.  Heat the oil in a frying pan, and cook the pork until cooked.  Place the pork slices in the bowl with the sauce.  Mix and allow to marinate for 30 seconds.
4.  Pour the pork and sauce in the frying pan over the medium high heat.  Cook the pork in the sauce, stirring occasionally until the sauce reduces and sticks to the meat.
5.  Arrange 1/4 of the pork slices over 1 1/2 cups of cabbage.

Notes:
I briefly steamed the cabbage prior to serving.  The cabbage still had a crunch, but some of the bite was gone.