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Ginger pork skewers

Yakitori (grilled chicken) is the most well-known of Japanese grilled skewers, but yaki-ton (grilled pork) is just as beloved. In this recipe, the pork is grilled first, then glazed with a flavourful Japanese sauce.

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    10 minutes

  • cook

    5 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

10

minutes

cooking

5

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 500 g pork belly, skin off
  • soaked bamboo skewers
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 60 ml (¼ cup) soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 2 tbsp sake
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped chives, to serve
  • ½ tsp shichimi togarashi, to serve

Instructions

  1. Preheat a barbecue or chargrill pan to high.
  2. Cut the pork belly into 1 cm thick strips, then cut each strip into 5 cm pieces. Thread 3 pieces of pork onto a soaked bamboo skewer and repeat with the remaining pork. Brush the skewers with vegetable oil and grill on a grill pan or barbecue for about 5 minutes until cooked through.
  3. Meanwhile, combine the soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar and ginger in a small saucepan. Simmer until reduced to a thick glaze. Pour the glaze over the skewers, then scatter with chives and shichimi togarashi and serve.
 

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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Published 12 April 2024 9:09am
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