Pork Chashu

Saturday 18, March 2023

This is a very forgiving recipe, make alterations as you see necessary. Perfect sliced up in ramen.

Ingredients¶

• Pork belly
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup sake
• 2 cups Water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 spring onion or 2-3 green onions
• 3-4 cloves of garlic

Instructions¶

1. Roll and tie the pork belly (for larger portions) or cut into 1 inch wide strips
2. Sear the pork belly on medium-high heat until golden and crisp on all sides
3. Add everything to a pot, adjust soy sauce, sake, and water as necessary to submerge most/all the pork belly
4. Cook at a simmer for 2-3 hours
5. Allow to cool, transfer to container with liquid and store in fridge for 24 hours before serving

Alterations¶

• If I don’t have sake on hand I just use whatever white cooking wine I have on hand
• Sometimes I will replace some of the soy sauce with dark soy sauce or Knorr liquid seasoning