Japanese-Inspired Pork Ginger Shogayaki with Cabbage (Low-Carb)
Pan-seared pork with ginger-soy-style glaze served over shredded cabbage for a clean, low-carb lunch.

Total
38 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
18 min
Serves
3
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Recipe serves 3
Ingredients
- 450 g pork tenderloin, thinly sliced
- 2 fresh ginger
- 2 garlic
- 3 coconut aminos
- 2 rice vinegar
- 1 mirin (or sweet rice vinegar)
- 1 honey
- 1 olive oil
- 6 green cabbage
- 0.5 spinach
- 0.25 salt
- 0.25 black pepper
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, mix coconut aminos, rice vinegar, mirin, honey, minced garlic, and grated ginger.
- 2
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high. Season pork with salt and pepper.
- 3
Sear pork in batches to avoid steaming, 2–3 minutes per side.
- 4
Add the sauce to the pan and simmer 1–2 minutes until glossy.
- 5
In the same pan, toss cabbage with a splash of water and cook 3–4 minutes until crisp-tender.
- 6
Fold in spinach just to wilt.
- 7
Serve pork and cabbage together with extra glaze.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
430
22% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 38 g |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Fiber | 7 g |
| Sugar | 7 g |
| Sodium | 620 mg |
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