Tokachi Butadon (Hokkaido Pork Rice Bowl)

Name: Tokachi Butadon (Hokkaido Pork Rice Bowl)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 30 g Japanese leek (naganegi) (white part); 300 g slab skinless pork belly (or pork shoulder/butt); 15 g sugar; 60 ml water; 25 ml Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 1 tsp sake; 1 tsp mirin; 1 tsp honey; 2 tsp cooking oil; 2 portions cooked Japanese short-grain rice; green peas (or edamame (precooked))

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:15min

Butadon is a comforting dish that originates from Tokachi, a region in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Made with succulent pork belly fried in a caramel soy sauce glaze and served on top of Japanese steamed white rice, not only is it delicious, but it's also quick and easy to make!

Updated at: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:11:29 GMT