Japanese-Style Simmered Pork Belly with Wakame Salad
Harumi Kurihara is one of Japan’s most popular celebrity chefs — some have compared her, with her elegant demeanor and pitch-perfect interior design, to Martha Stewart. Unlike Stewart, though, Kurihara’s recipes are rustic and free-flowing — measurements needn’t be perfect. The KCET show “Your Japanese Kitchen” showcases her simple home-style meals, including this dinner of simmered pork belly with seaweed and cucumber salad.
Rafte (Simmered Pork Belly)
Serves 4
2 1/4 lbs pork belly
1 knob ginger
water
5 cups awamori (sake)
1/4 cup soft brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
