Japanese braised pork belly

Kakuni or Japanese Braised Pork Belly is the most succulent and fork-tender meat simmered in a delicious sweet-savory sauce. Cook it low and slow for an irresistible bite that simply melts in your mouth!

Although Chashu is known to most people as the favorite topping for ramen, it is the melt in the mouth texture and the aesthetic appearance that capture people’s hearts. Can you make it at home? Certainly. Here is the breakdown of how to prepare homemade chashu.

Braised Pork Belly Over Rice. This is a simple – but incredible - way to eat pork belly. Perfect for a hungry family on the weekends – or for a fancy lunchbox. It’s our take on Buta Kakuni, a Japanese braised pork dish. Today, we’ll braise a piece of pork belly until the meat turns tender, juicy and packed full of umami.

I had a long whirlwind week of nonstop meetings in a windowless room, networking parties and dinners filled with shouted conversations over pounding music, and late night I-must-finish-this-deck-be…

Kakuni or Japanese Braised Pork Belly is the most succulent and fork-tender meat simmered in a delicious sweet-savory sauce. Cook it low and slow for an irresistible bite that simply melts in your mouth!

To cook buta no kakuni, chunks of pork belly are browned then braised in soy sauce, mirin, dashi, ginger and sugar until the fat literally melts in the mouth.

I had a long whirlwind week of nonstop meetings in a windowless room, networking parties and dinners filled with shouted conversations over pounding music, and late night I-must-finish-this-deck-be…

This recipe definitely shows respect for the meat, resulting in pieces of pork belly that are tender, juicy, and oh-so-flavourful!

Make this hong shao rou recipe for a traditional Chinese dish of braised pork belly in an intensely flavorful, savory-sweet sauce.

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