Main ingredients 🥩
pork shoulderonioncabbagegreen onionsoybean pastemirinminced garlicsesame oil
Jung Ho-young's Pork Belly Soybean Paste Stir-Fry
A budget-friendly, high-quality dish featuring pork shoulder marinated in a rich homemade soybean paste sauce and stir-fried with moisture-packed cabbage for a tender, juicy result.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those looking for a new, less spicy alternative to spicy gochujang-based pork stir-fry with a deep, savory taste
- ⭐ Home cooks who want to prepare affordable pork shoulder without it turning dry, achieving a luxurious, moist texture instead
Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings
- pork shoulder 400g
- onion 1/2 medium
- cabbage 1/4 head
- green onion 1 stalk
- soybean paste 1 scoop
- mirin 1 scoop
- minced garlic 1 tablespoon
- pepper to taste
- sesame oil 1 tablespoon
Recipe 🍳
- Slice the onion and cabbage thickly and in large pieces for texture, and chop the green onion into bite-sized pieces.
- In a bowl, mix 1 scoop of soybean paste, 1 scoop of mirin, and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic until smooth and free of lumps to create the sauce.
- Add the pork shoulder to the sauce and toss thoroughly with your hands to ensure even coating and proper marination.
- Heat a small amount of oil in a pan over medium heat, then add the marinated pork and stir-fry gently to avoid burning.
- When the surface of the pork begins to turn grayish, add all the sliced cabbage, onion, and green onion at once and stir-fry together.
- Continue cooking until the vegetables release their natural moisture and blend fully with the sauce and pork, creating a juicy, cohesive texture.
- Once the ingredients are fully cooked, sprinkle a pinch of pepper and drizzle sesame oil around the dish to enhance the aroma and richness.
- Turn off the heat when the dish has a rich fragrance and glossy sheen, then serve generously on a plate.
- Cut vegetables into large pieces and toss the pork in a mixture of soybean paste, mirin, and minced garlic.
- Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry the marinated pork, then add cabbage and remaining vegetables and cook together.
- Finish quickly once the vegetables release moisture and the pork becomes juicy, adding pepper and sesame oil.
Cooking tips 💡
- Pork shoulder has little fat and can become dry if overcooked, so use plenty of water-rich cabbage to maintain juiciness.
- The natural sweetness and moisture of the vegetables help balance the strong saltiness of the soybean paste, so increasing the vegetable ratio enhances flavor harmony.
- You can also substitute pork shoulder with fatty cuts like ribeye or front shoulder, marinating them for about half a day before cooking for excellent results.
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