Simmered Pork Belly: The Meat Fell Apart While Simmering

Today, I tried simmering 1kg of pork in a sweet and savory sauce with soy sauce and sugar.

The result was a sweet, *kakuni*-style flavor, perhaps due to the generous amount of sugar. Also, the meat seemed to have fallen apart during simmering, so it turned out more like *soboro* (ground meat).

Japanese link: Simmered Pork Belly Recipe

Simmered Pork Belly Recipe (Ingredients)
Simmered Pork Belly Recipe (Instructions)

Simmered Pork Belly Recipe (Ingredients)

#	Ingredients	Grams (g)	Calories (kcal)	Price (yen)
1	Pork belly	1000	3860	¥1,000
2	Water	500	0	¥0
3	Sugar	100	387	¥30
4	Soy sauce	100	71	¥47
5	Sake	100	80	¥44
6	Mirin	50	133	¥32
	(Total)	1850g	4531kcal	¥1,153

Calories and prices are approximate values.

Simmered Pork Belly Recipe (Instructions)

(1) Briefly boil the pork belly to remove some of the fat.

(2) Add 100g of sugar, 100g of soy sauce, 100g of sake, and 50g of mirin to a pot.

(3) Add the blanched pork belly to the pot. Cover with a drop lid and simmer for 30 minutes.

(4) The result was a sweet, *kakuni*-style flavor, perhaps due to the generous amount of sugar. Also, the meat seemed to have fallen apart during simmering, so it turned out more like *soboro* (ground meat).