The Mouse bought pork belly from the warehouse.
Pork Belly
Plan was for shoyu pork. Trying to follow Chef C’s method. The Mouse ran out of energy at the end. Stopped 3/4 of the way through.
Parboiled the pork, drained the water, washed the pork.
Clean water, enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, whiskey, and vinegar.
Enoki Mushroom
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Shiitake Mushrooms
Plan was after simmering for hour to hour-half, take the pork out and steam with shoyu mixture. Chef C’s theory is that if the pork is simmered in the shoyu mixture first, the meat cannot soften, stays tough. The Shoyu flavor doesn’t penetrate the meat as deep, but the texture is softer.
But … The Mouse ran out of energy to complete the shoyu steam portion.
Shoyu pork became pork belly soup with mushrooms.
Pork Belly Soup
The Cat didn’t mind. The texture of the pork was perfect.
The Cat’s Dinner Tray
Pork belly soup, pan-seared Napa cabbage with bamboo shoot, bamboo rice, Chinese rice vinegar (for dipping the pork).
A happy accident.
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
