20-Minute Japanese Pork BBQ Rice Bowl That Can Feed Your Whole Family! Butadon

pork belly

🥗Healthier: chicken thigh

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken thigh reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar + sugar

💰Cheaper: white wine + sugar

Alternative provides sweetness and acidity.

sake

🥗Healthier: dry white wine

💰Cheaper: cooking wine

Substitutes offer similar flavor profiles.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium option reduces salt intake.

Smash three cloves of garlic and finely chop them.

Grate about half a teaspoon of ginger.

Thinly slice two green onions.

In a small container, add 1/4 cup of soy sauce, 1/4 cup of sake, 1/4 cup of mirin, half a teaspoon of hondashi, 1 tablespoon of water, and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Mix in garlic and ginger.

Cut 1 pound of thinly sliced pork belly into bite-sized pieces.

Pour the marinade over the pork and gently massage it. Let it sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes.

In a large pan, add half a tablespoon of oil and heat it over medium-high heat.

Add the marinated pork to the pan and stir fry for about 3-4 minutes until fully cooked and charred.

Serve the cooked pork over rice and garnish with green onions and soft boiled eggs. Optionally, add Japanese pickled ginger.

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