Natto pork & chive cakes
20 minBeginner scaleBeginner scale 1 of 5The beginner scale is a plusbeauxjours editorial call. 1 = natto mixed into other flavours, 5 = natto front and centre. It is not a scientific measure.
Ingredients
- ground pork
- garlic chives
- eggs
- nagaimo yam (optional)
- flour
- ponzu
- 1 natto pack (with its sauce + mustard)
- soy sauce
- salt
- cooking oil
Steps
- Dice nagaimo (skin on) into 1 cm cubes; cut chives into 1 cm pieces.
- Mix natto, pork, nagaimo, chives, natto sauce, flour and salt; stir in the beaten egg.
- Spread in an oiled pan and cook over medium-low until browned.
- Cut into quarters with a spatula, flip each piece and brown the other side.
- Dip in ponzu with the natto mustard.
Recipe source
Source: CBC TV “Kewpie 3-Minute Cooking” · Miya Kotera (opens in a new tab)
2024-10-08 · checked . Steps rewritten in our own words from the original.
Before you eat
If you take warfarin or another anticoagulant, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before eating natto. Natto is high in vitamin K (600 µg per 100 g, Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023). Vitamin K intake can change how warfarin works (MFDS label · MedlinePlus). Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023 (opens in a new tab) MFDS (opens in a new tab) MedlinePlus (opens in a new tab)
Natto is made from soybeans. If you have a soy allergy, don't eat it. Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023 (opens in a new tab) U.S. FDA (opens in a new tab)
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