This easy and exquisite napa cabbage umami stew uses up a quarter of a head of napa cabbage. With clever techniques to make the thinly sliced pork extra tender, it's a dish that will have you reaching for more rice. Economical and sure to be a family favorite, try this ultimate recipe!
Ingredients
Main Ingredients (2 servings)
- Napa Cabbage 500g
- Thinly Sliced Pork (Komagire) 250g
- Ginger 10g
- Potato Starch 4 tsp
Seasonings
- [A] Sake 1 tbsp
- [A] Salt 2 pinches
- [B] Water 350cc
- [B] Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
- [B] Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) 2 tbsp
- [B] Bonito Powder 3g
- [B] MSG(Ajinomoto) (MSG) 5 shakes
- [B] Salt 1/3 tsp
- [B] Oyster Sauce 1 tsp
- [C] Sake 1 tbsp
- Vegetable Oil 1 tbsp
- Black Pepper to taste
Steps
- Julienne 10g ginger.
- Wash 500g napa cabbage and cut off the core.
- Cut the napa cabbage in half lengthwise from the center, then slice it diagonally outwards. 【Tip!】 Slicing with the blade sliding away from you creates a wider cut surface, allowing the flavors to penetrate easily.
- If the 250g thinly sliced pork pieces are too large, tear them into bite-sized pieces.
- Add 1 tbsp sake, 2 tsp potato starch, and 2 pinches salt to the thinly sliced pork and massage well. 【Tip!】 Coating the meat with potato starch helps prevent it from becoming tough.
- Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a large frying pan.
- Add all the napa cabbage and stir-fry until it wilts and becomes translucent. 【Tip!】 Stir-frying the napa cabbage first enhances its aroma and helps it absorb flavors better.
- To the stir-fried napa cabbage, add the julienned ginger, 350cc water, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine), 3g bonito powder, 5 shakes MSG(Ajinomoto) (MSG), 1/3 tsp salt, and 1 tsp oyster sauce.
- Cover and simmer for about 7 minutes until the napa cabbage is tender.
- Spread the seasoned thinly sliced pork over the simmered napa cabbage and cook until the pork is done.
- If too much moisture has evaporated, add a little water. Then add a slurry made from 2 tsp potato starch and 1 tbsp sake, and simmer while stirring until thickened.
- Finish by sprinkling with black pepper to taste.






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