Shio Koji-Marinated Pork Shoulder Steaks
Nancy Singleton Hachisu, an American expat in Japan, puts a Western twist on these pork chops by cutting them thick, so they’re superjuicy after pan-searing. They get incredible flavor from shio koji, a recently rediscovered sweet-salty condiment that dates to at least the Edo period (1603 to 1867). Slideshow: Pork Chops
September 2014