Moist and tender! Pork Gingerbread with Amazake

Amazake is not only for drinking, but it can also be used as a secret ingredient in cooking. This time, I'll introduce you to gingerbread pork. If you marinate it in a seasoning solution with amazake and bake it, the meat will turn out juicy and tender!

Easy recipe for Gingered pork marinated in amazake

Ingredients

Here is what you need to prepare. This is based on a recipe from Nakano Shuzo.

200g (7.05oz) pork for gingerbread
100 ml sweet sake
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 to 2 tablespoons grated ginger (tube is fine)
A pinch of flour
A little oil

How to make

Mix amazake, soy sauce, and ginger in a bowl or zipper bag, and marinate the pork. Marinate for at least 30 minutes if possible. You can leave it overnight.



Remove the pork, drain, and dust with flour. Do not discard the marinade, but save it for later.


Heat the oil in a frying pan and sear the pork on both sides.


Add the marinade from earlier and toss well. Serve on a plate and you're done!

What does it taste like?

The savory smell of roasted meat whets your appetite. The meat is moist and tender, crispy and crunchy, and the more you bite into it, the more the juices flow out. The spiciness of the ginger, slightly mellowed by the amazake, is exquisite! The richness of the sauce is also enhanced by the amazake.


If you buy amazake in bulk and have some left over, try marinating meat in it and using it for cooking!