Chashu and nitamago

Name: Chashu and nitamago
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 14 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Pork belly: 0.75–1 kg; Garlic: 2–3 cloves; Ginger: 10 g — thinly sliced; Scallion: 1–2 stalks; Pork broth: 2 cups; Soy sauce: 1 cup; Sugar: 100–150 g; Garlic: 2–3 cloves; Ginger: 10 g; Scallion: 1–2 stalks; Chili pepper (to taste) — optional; Eggs: 3

Marinated pork belly and eggs. A great topping for Japanese dishes (rice, ramen, you name it).

Prep20 min

Cook2 h

Waiting12 h

4 servings

Ahead

✓Start a day ahead: the pork and eggs marinate overnight · 1 d ahead

✓Get kitchen twine to tie the meat

01Chashu

✓0.75–1 kgPork belly

▣ Bowl: Aromatics

✓2–3 clovesGarlic

✓10 gGinger, thinly sliced

✓1–2 stalksScallion

02Marinade

▣ Bowl: Marinade

✓2 cupsPork broth

✓1 cupSoy sauce

✓100–150 gSugar

✓2–3 clovesGarlic

✓10 gGinger

✓1–2 stalksScallion

✓to tasteChili pepperoptional

03Nitamago

✓3Eggs