Japanese Braised Pork Belly
Braised pork belly or _buta no kakuni_. In Japanese Chashu is sometimes called Nibuta 煮豚 literally means simmeredbraised pork as opposed to Yakibuta 焼豚 which means barbecued pork. Buta No Kakuni Japanese Braised Pork Belly Pork Belly Chashu Recipe Pork Heat the oil in a wok and brown the rolled pork belly. Japanese braised pork belly . It is typically slow cooked until tender and served in a sweet soy sauce based sauce. Sprinkle in the ginger and scallions and sauté very briefly about 20 seconds. To cook buta no kakuni chunks of pork belly are browned then braised in soy sauce mirin dashi ginger and sugar until the fat literally melts in the mouth. The pork is cooked slowly so it is tender and it has a lovely sweet soy sauce. Kakuni is a classic Japanese braised pork belly dish. Braised in a sweet and savory sauce you can now add the tender slice of meat as topping. This video will show you how to make Kakuni braised pork belly cooked and flavored strongly with so...