Homemade Japanese Chashu (Braised Pork)
Homemade Japanese Chashu (Braised Pork)

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In Japanese, Chashu is sometimes called "Nibuta" (煮豚), literally means simmered/braised pork, as opposed to "Yakibuta" (焼豚), which means barbecued pork. The Japanese enjoy Chasu as a topping for Ramen and other noodles, as well as Chasu over steamed rice in called Chashu Don, like a rice. Full recipe: www.xkindeep.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/opps_itseli A bowl of ramen is incomplete without this sensational topping, The Japanese Chashu.

Homemade Japanese Chashu (Braised Pork) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Homemade Japanese Chashu (Braised Pork) is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook homemade japanese chashu (braised pork) using 14 ingredients and 24 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Homemade Japanese Chashu (Braised Pork):
  1. Make ready Meat
  2. Prepare 1 KG Square slice of Pork Belly
  3. Prepare 3 TBSP Cooking Oil
  4. Make ready Marinating Sauce
  5. Get 1 Cup Dark Soy Sauce
  6. Prepare 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  7. Get 1/2 Cup Sake
  8. Take 3 Cups Water
  9. Make ready 3 Stalks Spring Onions
  10. Get 20 G Ginger
  11. Get 2 Cloves Garlic
  12. Make ready Others
  13. Take 1 Ball of Cotton String
  14. Take Salt

They don't look anything alike because they aren't: char siu is roasted, whereas. This Japanese adaptation of the Chinese dish char siu is seasoned with sugar, sake and dark soy sauce and braised at a low temperature for a few hours. This chashu pork (pork belly braised in soy sauce, sake, and mirin) is the perfectly tender addition to your next bowl of ramen. Homemade Japanese Curry Rice (Kare Raisu).

Instructions to make Homemade Japanese Chashu (Braised Pork):
  1. Rough cut ginger with skin on
  2. Cut spring onions into halves
  3. De-skin garlic
  4. Add all marinating sauce ingredients into a saucepan
  5. Bring it to boil, stir and turn the heat off immediately
  6. Use coarse salt to clean & exfoliate meat
  7. Rinse the salt off with clean water
  8. Roll pork belly into a log
  9. Tie up rolled pork belly
  10. Pan-fry rolled pork belly for 2 mins per side until it's golden brown
  11. Put fried rolled pork into boiling water for 1 hour
  12. Remove pork belly from boiling water
  13. Pour marinating sauce into a shallow pan deep enough for your pork
  14. Heat up marinating sauce to boil
  15. Once it's boiling, turn the heat down to the lowest
  16. Add pork into pan and cover it with a drop lid or seal it with an aluminium foil, and make a small hole in the middle.
  17. Braise each side for half an hour (Total 2 hours)
  18. Transfer braised pork into a ziplock bag
  19. Use a strainer and strain remaining sauce into the ziplock bag
  20. Squeeze the air out and seal it tight
  21. Store it in the refrigerator overnight or 24 hours to marinate
  22. Remove braised pork from the ziplock bag
  23. Slice it thinly
  24. You may choose to blowtorch or pan-fry it to bring out the smokey taste.

View All Braising and Stewing Recipes. Chashu (Braised Pork Belly) recipe for topping of tonkotsu ramen noodles. It could also be used in rice saute, fried noodles or pizza topping. I will post series of ramen (Japanese noodles) making for the next few days. Then transfer both to a large bowl, cover and refrigerate overnight.

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