Japan

Butadon

Name: Butadon
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 350 g Pork belly, thinly sliced; 3 tbsp Soy sauce; 2 tbsp each Mirin & sake; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Ginger, grated; 2 bowls Cooked rice; to garnish Spring onion & sesame

Pork rice bowl from Hokkaido

Butadon – “pork bowl” – comes from Obihiro on Hokkaido, where it arose in the 1930s as filling food for farmers. Today it is a regional pride.

Thin slices of pork belly are grilled in a sweet-savoury soy glaze and served over steaming rice – simple, hearty and quick to make.

Servings2

Time25 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Pork belly, thinly sliced350 g
Soy sauce3 tbsp
Mirin & sake2 tbsp each
Sugar1 tbsp
Ginger, grated1 tsp
Cooked rice2 bowls
Spring onion & sesameto garnish

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Mix soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar and ginger into a glaze.
Sear the pork belly in a pan.
Pour in the glaze and reduce until it shines and clings.
Place rice in bowls.
Lay the meat on top, garnish with spring onion and sesame.

Make it original

Mirin, sake and good soy sauce for butadon are in the Asia Boutique.

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