Buta Don 豚丼

Name: Buta Don 豚丼
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 bowls
Ingredients: 1 clove garlic; 1 cup lettuce leaves; 1 tsp soy sauce; １ tsp Miso paste; 300 g pork fillet; a pinch salt and pepper; 2 tsp olive oil; 20 g butter; 3 cups plain steamed rice

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings
2 bowls
Calories
549 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Japanese

Buta Don 豚丼

Katherine Wallace

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Buta Don is a quick and delicious Japanese dish consisting of rice, topped with pork, and glazed with a savoury sauce. Buta means “Pork” and Don means “Bowl”.

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Ingredients

Servings

1 clove garlic
1 cup lettuce leaves
1 tsp soy sauce
１ tsp Miso paste *1
300 g pork fillet
a pinch salt and pepper
2 tsp olive oil
20 g butter
3 cups plain steamed rice

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Instructions

Peel the garlic and slice very thinly. Set aside.
Wash the lettuce thoroughly and tear into small pieces. Set aside.
Combine soy sauce and miso paste and set aside.
Slice the pork fillet into about 1cm thick slices, making sure to season with salt and pepper.
Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a frying pan over med-high heat.
Place the pork fillet in the heated frying pan. Cook about and half minutes one side then flip over the pork fillets and cook further one and half minutes.
Turn the heat off, and transfer the pork fillet from the frying pan to a plate.
Cover the plate with aluminium foil to rest.
Put the frying pan back on medium heat. Add the sliced garlic and cook for 1- 2 minutes until the garlic become golden brown and crunchy.
Add 20 g butter and the combined soy sauce and miso to the pan bring to bubble.
Serve rice in a donburi bowl, scattering the lettuce, and placing the cooked pork fillets on top.
Drizzle the garlic soy sauce butter over the pork and rice.
Garnish with chopped green shallots or chives.