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Pork Bowl (Buta Don)

To make pork belly bowl or buta don, all you need is 10 minutes and 6 ingredients to make this hearty and comforting meal.
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Cook Time:10 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: buta don, easy japanese food, easy japanese recipe, homemade food, pork belly bowl, pork bowl, pork recipe
Servings: 1 person

Ingredients

  • 200 g Cooked Rice

Pork

  • 1/2 lb Thinly sliced pork belly any cut of pork
  • 1 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Sake
  • 1 tbsp Mirin
  • 1 tbsp Sugar

Toppings optional

  • 1 Egg yolk pasteurized
  • 1 Green onion thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Cook rice. This will take the longest time depending on what you use to cook rice. I like to use my instant pot to make rice when I am in a rush and it only takes 15 minutes.

Pork instructions

  • In a pan on medium heat, pan fry pork belly until 80% cooked (timing will depend on thickness of pork)
  • Using a paper towel, soak up excess oil from pork belly
  • Add in soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar
  • Stir well and simmer until the sauce caramelizes and thickens up. This should only take a few minutes. Keep an eye out because the high sugar content will cause the pork to burn easily.
  • Once sauce thickens up and pork is cooked through. Pork is ready.

Plating

  • Serve it over a bowl of rice to make it a pork donburi (bowl)
  • Top it with thinly sliced green onions and egg yolk
  • Serve hot and enjoy!

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