About the Recipe
The donburi as you may know is Japan's version of a one pot dinner with a mixture of ingredients placed on. bed of rice. This version combines stri fried pork and aubergine with a tasty miso sauce - perfect for a chilly evening or anytime when your tummy needs a warming bowl of good things.
Ingredients
2 portions of cooked rice
2 pork shoulder steaks
1 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 medium (140g/5oz) aubergine/ eggplant
1/2 onion
1/2 bell pepper
for the sauce:
2 tbsp white or red miso past
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Preparation
first, prepare your pork steaks by laying steaks on a chopping board and covering them with a square of cling film. using a steak hammer or a rolling pin, hit the steaks all over to tenderise - use enough force to make the steaks to flatten and expand a little
remove the cling film and use a sharp knife slice the meat into thin strips
once you have sliced both steaks, place the pork into a bowl. add 1 tbsp of mirin and 1 tbsp of vegetable oil. stir well and leave for about 15 mins to allow the meat to soften a little more
in the meantime, cut the top and tail off the aubergine / eggplant. cut in h alf lengthways and slice into diagonal bite size pieces
place the pieces in a bowl and add enough water to soak for them for about 10 minutes to reduce any bitterness
top and tail the onion and cut into 6 chunks
remove the seeds from the bell pepper. slice into 4 and then cut into bite size pieces
with the meat and veg prepped, it's time to prepare your sauce;
put the miso, soy sauce, sugar and mirin in a bowl and stir until blended
heat a medium or large frying pan. add the pork and stir fry for 2 minutes or until the pork has coloured
next, add the vegetables and the additional tbsp of vegetable oil. stir fry for about 5 minutes more
now add the miso sauce. stir fry for another 2 minutes or until the aubergine / eggplant has coloured and softened
now it's time to plate up:
spoon the rice into 2 serving bowls to create your donburi rice base. top with the stir fried pork and vegetables. pour any remaining sauce over the topping and serve immediately