“Negishio” Pork Chops

Rise and shine!

You know my roommate and I were talking today after our meditation sesh: the importance of setting intentions. We all have busy lives, and sometimes we get consumed by the amount of tasks that we need to complete, stress, thoughts…the list can go on. I think we often forget to think about “why” we do what we do.

For me, meditation is helping me to think about the whys. Why am I doing this? Why do I have to complete these things by tonight? Why do I want to do this? Why Why Why?

Try to really think about that before you start your day. Just by setting intentions for the day, you’ll feel a lot calmer, and you’ll be more aware of your thoughts and feelings as your surroundings. Personally, I feel like I can approach things with a more clear mindset.

So, my question is, what are your intentions for today?

For all of you busy peeps, I am going to share with you one of my favorite, and easiest recipes: “Negishio.”

Negishio refers to literally onion and salt in Japanese. – It’s basically flavorful leek and salt dressing. Just mix the ingredients together and it’ll last for about a week in the fridge!

What I love about this sauce is that it literally goes well with EVERYTHING! You could use this sauce in fried rice, with fish, vegetables, chicken, etc.

Let me know what you think! Comments are greatly appreciated❤️ And don’t forget to subscribe!

Print Recipe

Negishio Pork Chops

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Japanese

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 pork loin chops
• salt & pepper
• 1 tbsp olive oil (or vegetable oil, avocado oil)

Sauce

• 1/2 leek (white part)
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 clove garlic (chopped or grated, garlic powder works fine, too)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp sake (or white wine)
• 1 tsp chicken stock powder (if you don't have any, it's no biggie! just add a little more salt)
• 1 tsp black pepper (I personally like more than this!)
• a pinch salt

Instructions

• Pat the pork dry with paper towels and put a little bit of salt & pepper (both sides).
• Chop the white part of a leek and put it in a small bowl/container.
• Add all the sauce ingredients and mix.
• Heat the oil with the pan. Once heated, place the pork chops.
• Cook them on medium high heat until they are browned on both sides.
• Add the sauce on top of each pork chop.
• Cover the pan, put it on low heat, and cook until they are done (about 8 to 10 minutes).