Miso-Glazed Pork Belly
This sticky, sweet miso-glazed pork belly is tender, flavorful, and melts in your mouth.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork belly, skin removed
- 3 Tbsp mirin
- 3 Tbsp saké
- 2 Tbsp red miso paste
- ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp (or 6 Tbsp) white miso paste
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, boil the mirin and saké at medium-high heat until reduced to ⅓ of the original volume.
- Turn the heat to low and add the sugar and miso pastes. Whisk continually for about 2 minutes (so that the sugar doesn't burn), or until all of the sugar has melted. Remove from the heat.
- Pour half of the miso marinade onto the bottom of a glass or metal pan, and place the pork belly into the pan.
- Pour the rest of the marinade over the pork belly. Rub the marinade all over each piece of pork belly so they are all fully coated.
- Marinate for at least 30 minutes, or up to 2 days. Preheat the oven to 375°. Once the oven is at temperature, bake the pork belly for 1 hour (or until tender and brown), turning ever 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and rest for 10 minutes. Slice and serve hot.