Not so Teriyaki

Well, Jim is working over an hour north of the area we live so I'm only seeing him weekends.  Now I have to fend for myself for dinner!  Eek!  So this is my first "alone" dinner post.  I needed to use up this chunk of pork so I decided to try a teriyaki...it didn't turn out to really taste like teriyaki but it was still good!  I added a side of sauteed onions, carrots, and napa cabbage for a wonderful dinner!

I cooked the pork similar to how I made carnitas a week a couple weeks ago.  Heat up oil in a skillet and brown the chunks of pork.  Mine were about 2 by 2 inches each (the smaller the chunks = the quicker it cooks).  While those were browning I attempted a teriyaki sauce which turned out to taste good, it just didn't taste like teriyaki.  Next time I am going to use more of the add-ins to bring out their flavors.  So it was just soy sauce, sugar, chopped garlic, and chopped ginger.  I added some water, poured over the pork, brought it to a boil then lowered to a simmer.  I ran off to Jazzercise and when I returned about 90 minutes later, it was ready to shred.  After the initial shredding, I added a little more water and let it cook about 20 more minutes.  Definitely something I'll try again and I'm loving to cook meat in this manner...think of all the different sauces, marinades, and seasonings that could be tried!