- 4 pork steaks, each weighing 125g (4½oz) or chops about 1 inch thick
- 4 tablespoons cornflour
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 tablespoons rice vinegar
- Handful of watercress
Sauce
- 4 tablespoons sake
- 4 tablespoons mirin
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 50g (2oz) fresh ginger, peeled and grated (large piece - weigh it)
Take the meat out of the fridge at least 30 minutes before cooking. Dust the steaks with the cornflour. Heat a frying pan over a moderate/low heat and add the vegetable oil. Sauté the steaks for 3 minutes on each side, then reduce the heat and cover the pan with a lid to steam-cook for a further 5 minutes.
Remove the lid and add all the ingredients for the teriyaki sauce. Shake the pan to coat the steaks evenly with the sauce and reduce it a little. Add the rice vinegar and stir the sauce. When pork is 170 degrees in the middle remove it to a plate and then reduce the sauce. Remove the steaks and cut them into bite-sized pieces (or not). Reduce sauce to glaze. Arrange the meat on individual plates, drizzle over the sauce and serve with a garnish of watercress.
This teriyaki cooking sauce works well with lamb chops. Serve with cauliflower miso gratin or leek and carrot mini frittatas.
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