Ground Pork with Ginger and Miso

Japanese nikumiso is considered a sauce, topping or small dish to accompany steamed rice and vegetables. This is our riff, and it requires only a small handful of high-impact ingredients and a few minutes of cooking to infuse ground pork with deep, umami-rich flavor. White miso is sweeter and milder than bolder, more assertive red miso; use whichever you prefer, or mix them if you happen to have both. Serve on steamed short-grain rice, on simply cooked cooked vegetables such as roasted eggplant or even in lettuce leaves.