This Japanese style pork stir-fry is packed full of delicious refined flavors while still having that Japanese style home cooked feeling!
Not only is this pan fried pork recipe a quick and easy meal for any day of the week, but it’s also a great low carb and keto dish to add to your weekly rotation. Especially if you’re a pork lover!
This pork stir-fry is a dish my mother-in-law would whip up when she was short on time or wanted a quick meal to serve the family.
My husband grew up eating this and to him, it brings back great memories from his childhood.
It’s a Japanese pork dish recipe that’s packed with flavors of semi-sweet soy sauce along with hints of umami and Japanese spices!
And since it’s such a special dish to our family, we wanted to share this recipe with you all and we hope you like it as much as we do!
What is Japanese Style pork stir-fry?
Thinly sliced pork is stir-fried along with sliced onions, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, sake, togarashi, monkfruit. The dish is finished with a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds and green onions.
What’s monkfruit and can I swap it out with another sweetener?
We use lakanto monkfruit which is a blend of erythritol and monkfruit and has 0 carbs. If you prefer, you can replace monkfruit with the sweetener of your choice that is 1:1 to sugar.
What kind of pork should I use for this recipe?
Thinly sliced butt/shoulder cut. I usually purchase this from my local Asian supermarket or you can cut it yourself using a meat slicer.
What’s neutral cooking oil?
Neutral cooking oil is oil with near neutral taste such as vegetable, canola, soybean, canola, safflower, sunflower and grapeseed. Feel free to use your preferred oil of choice.
What is Japanese sake and where can I purchase it?
We use Japanese cooking sake which actually is not very different than Japanese drinking sake however, the ones we use come in a large bottle and are usually less than $10.
The special ingredients needed for this recipe are Soy Sauce, Monkfruit, Togarashi, Sesame Oil, Japanese Sake and Toasted Sesame Seed. All these can be picked up on Amazon (aside from Japanese sake) or a local Asian Supermarket.
Note – You can usually get thinly sliced pork at your local Asian supermarket under packages labeled shabu-shabu
Now, let’s get making some Japanese Style Pork Stir Fry!
- Prepping Time 5M
- Cooking Time 5M
- Total Time 10M
- Net Carb/Serv ~3g
- Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1/2 lbs Thinly Sliced Pork Butt/Shoulder (about 1/8 inch thickness)
- 1/4 Cup Sliced Onions
- 1 tbsp Neutral Cooking Oil (no taste)
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp Japanese Sake
- 1 tbsp Monkfruit
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1/4 tsp Togarashi (can replace with chili powder)
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
- 1 Stalk Green Onions
- 1/2 tsp Toasted Sesame Seed (optional)
Directions
1) Gather all the ingredients.
2) Slice onions and chop green onions as shown below.
3) Grate garlic with a grater and place it into a small mixing bowl. Add in Soy Sauce, Japanese Sake, Monkfruit, Togarashi, Sesame Oil and mix until well combined.
4) In a large Teflon frying pan, add neutral cooking oil and bring up to temp on medium heat. Add in sliced onions and cook for 1-2 until slightly softened.
5) Next, bump heat up to medium-high, add in thinly sliced pork and cook for 2-3 minutes until meat is browned as shown below.
6) Add in the sauce from step 3), cook for 30-45 seconds and then transfer to a serving plate. Top with green onions, optional Toasted Sesame Seed and enjoy hot!
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Japanese Style Pork Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1/2 lbs Thinly Sliced Pork Butt/Shoulder Pork about 1/8 inch thickness
- 1/4 Cup Sliced Onions
- 1 tbsp Neutral Cooking Oil no taste
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp Japanese Sake
- 1 tbsp Monkfruit
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1/4 tsp Togarashi can replace with chili powder
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
- 1 Stalk Green Onions
- 1/2 tsp Toasted Sesame Seed optional
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Slice onions and chop green onions as shown below.
- Grate garlic with a grater and place it into a small mixing bowl. Add in Soy Sauce, Japanese Sake, Monkfruit, Togarashi, Sesame Oil and mix until well combined.
- In a large Teflon frying pan, add neutral cooking oil and bring up to temp on medium heat. Add in sliced onions and cook for 1-2 until slightly softened.
- Next, bump heat up to medium-high, add in thinly sliced pork and cook for 2-3 minutes until meat is browned as shown below.
- Add in the sauce from step 3), cook for 30-45 seconds and then transfer to a serving plate. Top with green onions, optional Toasted Sesame Seed and enjoy hot!
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