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Pork kakuni

Pork kakuni


Servings

4

Time

2 hr

Type

Nimono

The foundation behind this dish → Nimono

Blanch the fat out. Water and sake equal. Soy is 15% of the meat.

Ingredients

  • Pork belly, in a piece600g
  • Sake200ml
  • Water200ml
  • Soy80ml
  • Sugar40g
  • Ginger3 slices
  • Negi, green part1 stalk

Method

  1. Blanch

    The whole piece in boiling water, 8 minutes. Rinse off scum and fat. Cut into 4 cm cubes.

  2. Simmer

    Meat, water, sake, ginger, negi. Otoshibuta. Low heat 40 minutes.

  3. Season

    Remove the negi. Soy and sugar. Another 40 minutes on low. Done when the liquor is about half.

Notes

Better the next day, reheated.

Serve with karashi.

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