Braised Pork with Sweet Potatoes and Mushrooms in Soy Sauce

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Japanese

Ingredients: Pork Vegetables

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 500 gram thinly sliced pork
• 500 gram yam/sweet potato, peeled and cut into bite size wedges
• 2 pack shimeji mushrooms, tear into pieces
• 2 cups dashi stock (or 2 cups water + 1 1/2 tablespoon instant dashi granules)
• 5 tablespoon sake
• 5 tablespoon mirin
• 4 tablespoon sugar
• 4 tablespoon soy sauce
• Garnish
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a wok/frying pan on medium high, sauté pork until no longer pink.
2. Add yam/sweet potato, shimeji, and the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the sauce has reduced, the pork is cooked, and the yam is easily pierced with a fork.
3. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving plate, and garnish with thinly sliced scallions. Served hot with steamed white rice.