Costco pork belly is one of the best deals out there. This chashu is one of those minimal effort recipes with maximum impact.
Top your chashu over white rice and some steamed veggies on the side, add it to a bao bun with some pickled radish and carrots, or whip up a quick chashu fried rice on a busy weeknight.
It’s also delicious enough to make for guests. I like to serve it along with a DIY maki handroll platter and miso soup on the side. The possibilities are endless!
Chashu (Japanese Pork Belly)
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs pork belly About 5 strips from the Costco pack, cut in half
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
CHASHU SAUCE
- 1/3 cup sake
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2/3 cup water
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tbsp grated ginger Or 4-5 slices of ginger coins
Instructions
- Add a tbsp of oil to a hot pan and heat pork belly strips until both sides are golden (about 5 minutes on each side)
- Take pork belly out of the pan and carefully drain out the fat into a small bowl
- Add pork belly back into the pan and add in onions and sauce. Simmer under low heat with lid slightly ajar until sauce reduces and thickens (at least one hour)
- Slice up your chashu and enjoy over a bed of cooked white rice, ramen, etc. Be sure to ladle some of the chashu sauce over the meat before serving.
