Simple Rice Mix with Komatsuna and Pork Belly

Name: Simple Rice Mix with Komatsuna and Pork Belly
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 head Komatsuna; 100 grams Thinly sliced pork belly; 1 dash Salt and pepper; 1 Vegetable oil; 1 ◎Salt and pepper; 1 tsp ◎Sake; 3 tsp ◎Soy sauce; 300 grams Cooked rice (warm); 1 Ground sesame seeds

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I wanted to find a way to get my daughter to eat komatsuna, and this is what I came up with. Though it's simply-seasoned it's really delicious, and my daughter cleared her plate! My husband is a fan too!

Step 6: When you mix the komatsuna and pork belly into the rice, be careful not to mash the rice. Fold the komatsuna and pork belly mixture thoroughly to combine.
I don't find komatsuna too bitter, so I use it as-is. But if you are worried it will be too astringent, blanch it beforehand. Recipe by Chisora

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Ingredients

2 servings

2 headKomatsuna
100 gramsThinly sliced pork belly
1 dashSalt and pepper
1Vegetable oil
1◎Salt and pepper
1 tsp◎Sake
3 tsp◎Soy sauce
300 gramsCooked rice (warm)
1Ground sesame seeds

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Steps

1

Separate the komatsuna leaves and stalks and chop into small pieces.
2

Cut the pork belly into strips and lightly season with salt and pepper.
3

Heat vegetable oil in a pan over a medium heat and cook the pork belly.
4

When the pork is no longer pink, add the chopped komatsuna stalks and cook for a few minutes.
5

Add the chopped komatsuna leaves and mix everything together. Add ◎ marked ingredients and combine well. Turn off the heat.
6

Add the komatsuna and pork-belly mixture from Step 5 to warm, cooked rice and using a rice paddle or a spatula, folding thoroughly to combine.
7

Sprinkle with the ground sesame seeds to finish.