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Pressure Cooker Pork Belly (Kakuni)

Name: Pressure Cooker Pork Belly (Kakuni)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 green onions/scallions (use only the green part); 1 knob ginger (1 inch, 2.5 cm per knob); 1 Tbsp neutral oil; 2 lb pork belly block (or use 3–4 lb, 1.35–2 kg and increase the seasonings by 50%; Japanese grocery stores sell pork belly without the rind; if needed, ask your butcher to remove it); water (for cooking the pork belly); 4 soft or hard-boiled eggs (you can use my soft-boiled or hard-boiled egg recipes); shichimi togarashi (Japanese seven spice) (for a spicy kick); For the Seasonings:; ½ cup water; ¼ cup sake; ½ cup mirin; ½ cup soy sauce; ¼ cup sugar (4 Tbsp)

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10m

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1h 10m

This tender Pressure Cooker Pork Belly (Kakuni) is flavored with a delicious blend of soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar. Cooked with green onions, ginger, and eggs, this rich and savory Japanese dish is perfect for a comforting meal. Sprinkle with shichimi togarashi for an extra spicy kick.

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Servings: 4

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3 green onions/scallions (use only the green part)

1 knob ginger (1 inch, 2.5 cm per knob)

2 lb pork belly block (or use 3–4 lb, 1.35–2 kg and increase the seasonings by 50%; Japanese grocery stores sell pork belly without the rind; if needed, ask your butcher to remove it)

water (for cooking the pork belly)

4 soft or hard-boiled eggs (you can use my soft-boiled or hard-boiled egg recipes)

shichimi togarashi (Japanese seven spice) (for a spicy kick)

¼ cup sugar (4 Tbsp)

Pressure Cooker Pork Belly (Kakuni)

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Pressure Cooker Pork Belly (Kakuni)

Ingredients

For The Seasonings

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Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

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