Braised pork, Nagasaki style

4 servings:

21oz boneless pork belly
vegetable oil
2 oz fresh ginger, thinly sliced

Sauce:
1 2/3 cups dashi
6 2/3 oz sake
3 tbs sugar
1 2/3 oz mirin
3 1/3 oz soy sauce

12 pearl onions
3 tbs parboiled green peas

mustard

Cut pork belly into 2.5" cubes. Heat oil in skillet and brown evenly.

Boil pork in ample water for about 1 hour

Place pork neatly in skillet with ginger, dashi and sake and cover with drop lid. Cook over med heat for 10-15 minutes. Add the remaining seasonings and cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.

Parboil pearl onions in water for 3 minutes

Reheat pork in skillet before serving, add pearl onions and simmer lightly. Sprinkle with green peas.

Transfer into serving bowls, pour sauce over and serve with mustard.