Japanese Low-Carb Pork & Cabbage Breakfast Stir-Fry with Egg Finish
Tender pork and cabbage with a tangy glaze, finished with softly cooked eggs for a satisfying low-carb breakfast.

Total
45 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
3
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Recipe serves 3
Ingredients
- 12 oz boneless pork (thinly sliced)
- 6 cups green cabbage
- 3 eggs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp fresh ginger (grated)
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos (soy-free)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- 1
Slice pork thin. Shred cabbage. Mince garlic and grate ginger.
- 2
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned (7–9 minutes).
- 3
Add garlic and ginger; stir 30–60 seconds.
- 4
Add cabbage and cook 8–10 minutes until tender and reduced.
- 5
Stir in rice vinegar, honey, coconut aminos, salt, and pepper. Cook 1 minute.
- 6
Push mixture to one side. Crack eggs into the empty side and scramble gently until just set, then fold into the cabbage-pork.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
610
31% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 35 g |
| Carbohydrate | 15 g |
| Fat | 44 g |
| Fiber | 6 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Sodium | 780 mg |
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