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Chashu Pork Belly

Yields1 ServingPrep Time10 minsCook Time12 hrsTotal Time12 hrs 10 mins

This is the pork belly recipe I use for ramen, but it would be good any way you'd use pork belly.

Note: For ramen, the pork belly is traditionally rolled and tied kind of like a thin cinnamon roll, but I don't bother. I just buy it sliced about 1/2" thick and cook it like that.

 2 lbs pork belly
 ¼ cup soy sauce
 ½ cup sake
 ½ cup mirin
 ¼ cup brown sugar
 23 cloves garlic
1

Place all ingredients in a vacuum seal bag and seal.

2

Allow to marinate in the fridge overnight or for about 12 hours.

3

TIP! At this point, you can put the vacuum sealed bag in the freezer and keep it for a later meal. I usually make 5 pounds worth and divide into single meal portions so I can just pull one out in the morning for that night's meal.

4

Place vacuum sealed bag, marinade and all, directly in Sous vide and let it cook 10-11 hours at 170F. There's no need to thaw if doing this from frozen.

5

Remove from sous vide and reserve the marinade and garlic into a small bowl for serving later. Cool pork belly completely.

6

Preheat oven to 450F. Place cooled pork belly on foil formed into a little tray to keep the oil from getting everywhere.

7

Bake for 10-15 minutes until it starts to brown and get crispy. Flip it about halfway through if you want to brown both sides.

8

To serve with ramen, place 2-3 tablespoons of reserved marinade in each serving bowl. (This serves as the "tare" if you look up how to make ramen.) Add noodles, broth and other toppings.

9

Slice the pork belly into pieces and arrange on top of prepared ramen. Don't mix it in so you keep the crispiness for as long as possible.