Butadon
21 min · 5 steps
Easy: ≤30 min and ≤6 steps
About this dish
Thin slices of pork belly marinated in soy, mirin and ginger, then seared until caramelised at the edges and piled over rice. A Hokkaido favourite, quicker than gyudon's simmer.
Allergy Info
Gluten, Soya
Diet Info
Meat
Ingredients
Fresh Produce
- Garlic clovesgrated2
- Fresh Gingergrated10 g
- Spring onionssliced1
Meat & Poultry
- Pork Bellyvery thinly sliced500 g
Dried Goods
- Short-grain rice300 g
- Caster sugar20 g
Oils & Condiments
- Soy sauce60 ml
- Mirin40 ml
- Sake20 ml
Utensils
- Large frying pan
- Mixing bowl
- Meat thermometer
Method
Rinse the rice, then cook in a rice cooker or saucepan according to the packet instructions and keep warm.
Combine the soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar, garlic and ginger in a bowl, add the pork slices, and toss to coat; marinate for 10 minutes.
Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat and cook the pork slices in batches for 2 minutes on each side, checking a slice reaches 63°C with a meat thermometer, until caramelised at the edges.
Pour any remaining marinade into the pan and simmer for 2 minutes until thickened and glossy, then toss the pork back through.
Divide the rice between bowls, top with the glazed pork, and scatter with sliced spring onion.