Chashu (Japanese Pork Belly)

Name: Chashu (Japanese Pork Belly)
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 2.5 lbs pork belly (About 5 strips from the Costco pack, cut in half); 1 medium onion (thinly sliced); 1/3 cup sake; 1/4 cup mirin; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 2/3 cup water; 3 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tbsp grated ginger (Or 4-5 slices of ginger coins)

4 steps

Updated at: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:06:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories1052.2 kcal (53%)

Total Fat99.6 g (142%)

Carbs13.9 g (5%)

Sugars9.8 g (11%)

Protein18.6 g (37%)

Sodium935.8 mg (47%)

Fiber0.4 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2.5 lbspork belly

About 5 strips from the Costco pack, cut in half

1onion

medium, thinly sliced

⅓ cupsake

¼ cupmirin

⅓ cupsoy sauce

⅔ cupwater

3 Tbspsugar

½ Tbspginger

grated, Or 4-5 slices of ginger coins

Instructions

Step 1

Add a tbsp of oil to a hot pan and heat pork belly strips until both sides are golden (about 5 minutes on each side)

Step 2

Take pork belly out of the pan and carefully drain out the fat into a small bowl

Step 3

Add pork belly back into the pan and add in onions and sauce. Simmer under low heat with lid slightly ajar until sauce reduces and thickens (at least one hour)

Step 4

Slice up your chashu and enjoy over a bed of cooked white rice, ramen, etc. Be sure to ladle some of the chashu sauce over the meat before serving.

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