Cornstarch-Crusted Pork with Teriyaki Sauce

You won't even need a knife — everything's already sliced and ready!

Recipe author

Servings:

Pork (boneless loin)

400

Cornstarch

Lettuce leaves

Garlic

Green onion (3 stalks)

Ground black pepper

Salt

Soy sauce

Rice vinegar

Sugar

Vegetable oil

0.5

Ground ginger

0.5

Sesame seeds

Rice (short-grain)

250

Water

500

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 17 % 6 g

Fats 17 % 6 g

Carbohydrates 66 % 23 g

164 kcal

GI: 22 / 61 / 17

Cooking method

Cooking time: 50 min

Step 1:

Start by cooking the short-grain rice, using a 2:1 ratio of water to rice. Bring the water to a boil, salt it lightly, add the rice, then cover the pot and reduce the heat. Cook the rice for 25 minutes.
Step 2:

While the rice cooks, prepare the pork — beginning with the sauce the meat will cook in. In a small, deep bowl, combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, ground ginger, vegetable oil, and sugar. Stir thoroughly until the sugar fully dissolves.
Step 3:

Cut the pork into cutlet-sized pieces. Pound each one with a meat mallet, season with salt and pepper, then dredge in cornstarch. The cornstarch should coat the meat in a thin layer, so shake off any excess.
Step 4:

Sauté the sliced garlic in oil, then remove and discard it — you won't need it anymore. Add the prepared pork cutlets to the pan and fry for a few minutes on each side. Pour in the sauce and continue cooking for another 3 minutes. Flip the meat once more and cook for a couple more minutes. When the simmering sauce is covered in lots of small bubbles, it's ready — take the pan off the heat.
Step 5:

Prep the remaining ingredients: sesame seeds, lettuce, and green onion. Cut the lettuce into thin strips and finely chop the green onion.
Step 6:

Spoon the cooked short-grain rice onto plates and top with the lettuce. Set a portion of pork, cut into small strips, on each plate. To finish, spoon the remaining sauce over the pork and sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green onion.

The main components of this delicious Japanese-style dish are pork, rice, and lettuce. It's very easy to make and won't take much of your time. The star is the sweet-savory, aromatic sauce that soaks into the meat as well as the lettuce and rice, giving everything an incredibly rich, fragrant flavor. My husband asks for this pork in its irresistible sauce again and again — and honestly, we both devour it.