Quick, Simple, and Tasty Char Siu

• 500 grams Pork belly (block)
• 2 tbsp Kombu tea
• 200 ml Water
• 100 ml Soy sauce
• 100 ml Sake
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 1 Japanese leek (green part)
• 1 knob worth Sliced ginger

1. Chop the pork belly into 2 or 3 equal chunks so that they will fit in a deep pan.
2. Sprinkle and rub in the kombu tea.
3. When the kombu tea sinks into the meat, cook both sides on a pan until brown.
4. Make sure to cook over high heat to make it crispy.
5. Remove the meat, and wash the pan or wipe the oil clean.
6. Add the meat, condiments, leek, and ginger.
7. Use aluminum foil as a drop down lid and simmer.
8. Once the sauce comes to a boil, simmer for 15 minutes over medium heat.
9. Remove the drop lid.
10. Simmer to reduce the sauce while you roll the meat around.
11. Remove the pan from the heat once the sauce becomes thick.
12. Here's the version using pork roast meat.

water, soy sauce, sake, sugar, japanese, knob worth

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/168711-quick-simple-and-tasty-char-siu (may not work)