Buta no Kakuni (Simmered Pork Cubes) with Coke
- 500 grams Pork belly block
- 500 ml Coke
- 5 pieces Ginger (with skin and thin sliced)
- 1 Green part of Japanese leek
- 1 Star anise (Optional)
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 1 Water
- 1 Japanese mustard
- 1 Daikon radish (2 cm thick half moons or round slices)
- Cut the pork into bite size pieces and place them fat side down onto a pan without oil.
- Sear the pork evenly until golden brown all around.
- Drain excess oil from the pan with paper towels.
- Put the pork and ingredients marked into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Then turn the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes!
- Add the ingredients marked and continue simmering for another 20 - 30 minutes!
- If the sauce reduces too low, add a little extra water little by little.
- Add the daikon radish and simmer for 10 - 20 minutes more!
- Serve with Japanese mustard as you like.
ginger, anise, soy sauce, oyster sauce, water, japanese mustard, radish
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/144482-buta-no-kakuni-simmered-pork-cubes-with-coke (may not work)