Chashu pork with rice cooker- Easy!

Yuki Ohtani
Yuki Ohtani @yuki_japanesefood
California, USA

I bought a pork shoulder at the grocery store. I cut it myself with a regular kitchen knife, so the shape isn't perfect, but the flavor is delicious. I hope you give it a try! This is a recipe where you simply put all the seasonings and pork together in a rice cooker. I think it might be the easiest chashu recipe in the world. To be honest, searing the meat in a pan first would give you more depth of flavor, but this version is still very delicious. If you don’t have a rice cooker, you can also use an electric pressure cooker. #Japanesefood #CA2025

Chashu pork with rice cooker- Easy!

I bought a pork shoulder at the grocery store. I cut it myself with a regular kitchen knife, so the shape isn't perfect, but the flavor is delicious. I hope you give it a try! This is a recipe where you simply put all the seasonings and pork together in a rice cooker. I think it might be the easiest chashu recipe in the world. To be honest, searing the meat in a pan first would give you more depth of flavor, but this version is still very delicious. If you don’t have a rice cooker, you can also use an electric pressure cooker. #Japanesefood #CA2025

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Ingredients

Prep 5 min / Cook 80min
4 people
  1. Pork shoulder (850g)
  2. 1 cupwater
  3. 1/2 cupsoy sauce
  4. 1/2 cupsake
  5. 1/4 cupsugar
  6. As much garlic paste and ginger paste as you like
  7. (Optional) Green part of a leek - to help reduce the smell

Cooking Instructions

Prep 5 min / Cook 80min
  1. 1

    If needed, cut the pork so it fits inside your rice cooker (or pressure cooker).

  2. 2

    Pour all the seasonings into the rice cooker. The green part of the leek helps reduce the smell, so if you have it, add it—but it's not essential. Place the pork into the rice cooker. As long as it's halfway submerged in liquid, that's fine. If the liquid doesn’t reach halfway up the pork, add more water until it does.

  3. 3

    Cook using the regular rice cooking mode. Once it finishes cooking, flip the pork over and leave it in the "keep warm" mode for another 30-60 minutes. If possible, the longer the pork sits in the sauce, the deeper the flavor will be.

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