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Chashu (Japanese braised pork)
Photo: Sam Loyd

Chashu (Japanese braised pork)

9 ingredients 30 min openrecipes

This Japanese adaptation of the Chinese dish char siu is seasoned with sugar, sake and dark soy sauce and braised at a low temperature for a few hours. It is then ready for using in ramen.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

470
Calories
39g
Protein
17g
Fat
31g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Sake 1 oz (30ml) 39
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 175ml/6fl oz dark soy sauce
  • 120ml/4fl oz sake
  • 3 tbsp mirin
  • 2 tbsp oyster or teriyaki sauce
  • 75g/2½oz sugar
  • 500g/1lb 2oz skin-on piece pork belly
  • ½ leek, sliced (or 1 small onion
  • 4 whole garlic
  • 4cm/1½in piece ginger

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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