Melt in Your Mouth Pork in Kakuni-don (Simmered Pork Rice Bowl)

Name: Melt in Your Mouth Pork in Kakuni-don (Simmered Pork Rice Bowl)
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 grams Pork block; 2 Red chili pepper; 1 clove Garlic; 1 knob Ginger; 2 1/2 cup Water; 100 ml Sake; 4 tbsp Soy sauce; 2 tbsp Soy sauce; 4 tbsp Sugar; 1 and 1/2 tablespoons Katakuriko; 3 tbsp Water

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I wanted to eat meltingly soft kakuni-don!

This kakuni is sweet. So if you prefer less sweetness, please adjust the sugar amount to taste. For 2 servings. Recipe by Majo mei

I wanted to eat meltingly soft kakuni-don!

This kakuni is sweet. So if you prefer less sweetness, please adjust the sugar amount to taste. For 2 servings. Recipe by Majo mei

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I wanted to eat meltingly soft kakuni-don!

This kakuni is sweet. So if you prefer less sweetness, please adjust the sugar amount to taste. For 2 servings. Recipe by Majo mei

I wanted to eat meltingly soft kakuni-don!

This kakuni is sweet. So if you prefer less sweetness, please adjust the sugar amount to taste. For 2 servings. Recipe by Majo mei

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Ingredients

2 servings

300 gramsPork block
2Red chili pepper
1 cloveGarlic
1knob Ginger
2 1/2 cupWater
100 mlSake
4 tbspSoy sauce
2 tbspSoy sauce
4 tbspSugar
1and 1/2 tablespoons Katakuriko
3 tbspWater

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Steps

1

Pound the pork lightly with the back of a knife.
2

Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the pork on both sides until golden brown.
3

Transfer the pork into a saucepan with 3 cups of water (600 ml). Bring it to a boil over high heat. Add sake, garlic, ginger, and red chili pepper. Cover with a lid and simmer for 1 hour.
4

Add 4 tablespoons of soy sauce and cover with the lid again. Simmer for 20 minutes over low heat. Then add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and 4 tablespoons of sugar. Simmer for another 20 minutes.
5

Remove the pork. Dissolve 1 tablespoon of katakuriko in 1/2 tablespoon of water. Pour into the sauce to thicken.
6

Put the cooked rice in a serving bowl and place the pork on top. Pour the thickened sauce over the top and serve.