Sweet Soy-Simmered Pork Belly & Egg

Name: Sweet Soy-Simmered Pork Belly & Egg (豚の角煮)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ¼ cup (60 ml) sake; 2 spring onions (scallions), cut in half; 4 eggs, at room temperature; Japanese or English mustard, to serve, optional; 75 ml (2¼ fl oz) soy sauce; 3 tablespoons light brown sugar; 2 garlic cloves, crushed with the back of a knife but left whole; 3 cm (1¼ inch) piece of fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced and finely shredded; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) pork belly, skin and bone removed, cut into 4 cm (1½ inch) cubes

豚の角煮

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

This slow-braised pork is a great winter meal. It is a little time-consuming, but is definitely worth the eff ort. It’s lovely with a strong Japanese or English mustard, or with Yuzu Kosho.

Ingredients

Fresh

1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) pork belly, skin and bone removed, cut into 4 cm (1½ inch) cubes

Method

Place the pork belly in a large saucepan with the spring onions, garlic and half the ginger. Cover with water and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium–low and cook for 1 hour. Skim off the fat and scum from the surface as it cooks.

Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium. Gently drop the eggs into the water and cook for 8 minutes. Drain t