Steamed Pork with Cabbage - Weight Loss Korean Hot Pot

Today, let’s make Steamed pork shoulder with cabbage for weight loss.I lost 20kg, and I used to eat this kind of steamed cabbage dish a lot back then. Many Koreans have eaten this Korean hot pot and lost fat too. Let’s make this healthy and delicious dish together!

Servings 2 people

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

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Equipment

1 deep wok with a lid (jeongol pot)
1 Cutting board & knife
1 Spatula
1 Spoon

Ingredients

Steamed Pork Shoulder with Cabbage

300 g pork shoulder (substitutions in the blog post)
2 pinches salt & pepper (for seasoning the pork)
1/2 onion
1/2 stalk green onion
1/4 head cabbage
1 tbsp minced garlic
4 tbsp Korean soju (or white whine or matsul)
50 ml water (+ an extra 50 ml if it looks like it might burn)
1 tbsp soy sauce
100 g enoki mushrooms

Dipping Soy Sauce

4 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp cooking wine
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp Korean plum syrup (substitutions in the blog post)
2 tbsp water
1 tsp sesame seeds

Instructions

Lightly season the pork shoulder with salt and pepper.
chop the green onion and the garlic
Thinly slice the onion, cube the cabbage.
In a heated pan, lightly sear the pork on both sides to lock in the juices. Remove and set aside.
In the same pan, sauté the onion until translucent. Then add minced garlic and cabbage, stir-fry briefly.
Pour in 1 tbsp soy sauce, stir, then add 4 tbsp of soju and 50 ml of water.
Place the pork back on top of the cabbage and enoki mushiooms.
Cover with a lid, and steam on low heat for 10–15 minutes.
If the liquid reduces too much or starts to burn, add an extra 50 ml of water.
Once everything is tender, sprinkle chopped green onions over the top as garnish.