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Japanese Pork Rice Bowl (Butadon)

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This is literally my new favorite dish ever. Not even clickbait. It’s quick, unbelievably satisfying, and hits every craving: sweet, savory, rich, and comforting. Butadon is a Japanese pork bowl that takes just 15-20 minutes to make but tastes like something you’d get at a street-side diner in Tokyo.

Juicy pork belly glazed in a soy-sake-honey sauce, served over fluffy rice and topped with egg yolk and chives… it’s dangerously good. If you’ve never tried Butadon before, this is your sign.

  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 2 bowls 1x

Ingredients

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For the pork bowl and toppings:

  • 400g pork belly, sliced into 1 cm strips
  • 1 cup cooked rice
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 scallion, green parts sliced

 

For the sauce:

  • 100ml light soy sauce
  • 50ml sake
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

Instructions

  1. Slice pork belly into 1 cm thick strips.
  2. Combine light soy sauce, sake, mirin, honey, and minced garlic.
  3. Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, sear pork belly until golden and slightly browned for a few minutes. Remove pork from the pan and set aside, then remove excess fat from the pan.
  4. Over medium heat, pour in the sauce and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes until thickened. Drag a wooden spoon or spatula across the pan. Once thickened, the sauce should take 1 to 2 seconds to fill the gap back in. In the meantime, cook the rice.
  5. Add the seared pork belly back into the pan. Simmer for 1 more minute to coat well. The sauce should be sticky and glossy. If not, reduce for a few more minutes.
  6. Serve sticky pork belly over cooked rice and top with sliced scallion greens and an egg yolk.
  • Author: Dishcovery
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes

Find it online: https://dishcoveryblog.com/japanese-pork-rice-bowl-butadon/