This Butadon recipe aka Japanese-Style Pork Rice Bowl is one of my favorite comfort foods. The pork belly is fried in a I am Sauce, mirin, sakeand honey sauce that turns out glossy and rich. Served on a mountain of short-grain rice and topped with an egg yolk and chivesit’s a recipe I really think you’ll love.
I first came across this recipe in a book I was reading called “Abroad in Japan” by Chris Broad, and looked it up immediately! Butadon literally translates to pork rice bowl and there are variations of it across Japan. From Tokachi-Style Butadonwhere the pork is sliced into thicker slabs, grilled, and basted in the glossy sauce, to Kanto-Style Butadon which is the one we’re inspired by for today’s recipe, where smaller, thinner slices of belly pork are stir-fried in a savoury soy sauce.
I adore pork belly, it’s one of the tastiest and cheapest cuts of pork you can get. So, if you love it too, check out my pork belly fried rice recipe or my pork belly udon carbonara for some dinner inspiration! For the best crispy pork belly air fryer recipe, make sure to click on that link cause it’s SO good.
