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Chashu Braise (From Prepared Marinade and Rolled Belly)

Chashu Braise (From Prepared Marinade and Rolled Belly)
4 hr 23 min · 19 min active · makes ~1.5 kg · Medium · Japanese

A slow-braised rolled pork belly cooked in chashu marinade until deeply tender. The pork rests in its braising liquid, ready for the next stage of preparation.

Ingredients
0/4 gathered · 4 servings
1kg
15ml
400ml
100ml
Tools
7 items
Procedure
17 steps
1 of 17

Place the rolled pork belly on the chopping board.

Pork belly · 1 kg
⏱ 10s
ResultPork belly
2 of 17

Leave the rolled pork belly on the chopping board to come up to room temperature.

⏱ 30 min
ResultRested pork bellyused in step 4
3 of 17

Pour the neutral oil into the pan.

Neutral oil · 15 ml
⏱ 2 min
ResultNeutral oil
4 of 17

Set the pan over high heat and sear the pork belly on all sides, turning with tongs, until deeply browned all over.

⏱ 12 min
ResultSeared pork belly
5 of 17

Turn the oven to 160 °C and allow it to come fully up to temperature before the pan goes in.

160°C
⏱ 15 min
6 of 17

Pour the chashu marinade into the pan over the seared pork belly.

Chashu marinade · 400 ml
⏱ 1 min
ResultSeared pork belly and chashu marinade
7 of 17

Pour the water into the pan.

Water · 100 ml
⏱ 1 min
ResultSeared pork belly and chashu marinade and water
8 of 17

Bring the liquid to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring to combine.

⏱ 5 min
ResultBriefly simmered pork belly
9 of 17

Cover the pan tightly with foil.

⏱ 30s
10 of 17

Transfer the covered pan to the oven. The pan must be ovenproof, handle and lid included.

⏱ 30s
ResultBriefly simmered pork belly
11 of 17

Braise the pork belly, undisturbed, until deeply tender.

160°C
⏱ 1 hr
ResultBraised pork belly
12 of 17

Using oven gloves, carefully remove the pan from the oven.

⏱ 30s
ResultBraised pork belly
13 of 17

Use tongs to carefully flip the pork belly over in the braising liquid.

⏱ 1 min
ResultFlipped braised pork belly
14 of 17

Return the covered pan to the oven.

⏱ 30s
ResultFlipped braised pork belly
15 of 17

Continue to braise until the pork belly is completely tender and yielding throughout.

160°C
⏱ 1 hr
ResultTwice-braised pork belly
16 of 17

Using oven gloves, remove the pan from the oven.

⏱ 30s
ResultTwice-braised pork belly
17 of 17

Leave the pork belly to cool in its braising liquid for no more than 90 minutes, then cover it and refrigerate it in the liquid until the next stage.

⏱ 1 hr 30 min
ResultChashu Braise (From Prepared Marinade and Rolled Belly)
Total Time4 hr 23 min
Serving

Not served on its own — it goes into or alongside other dishes. Keep it until it is needed.

Nutrition
per 100 g
Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered
NutrientPer 100 g
398kcal
7g
38g
13g
6g
6g
285mg
Ingredients0/4
Tools0/7