5 from 10 votes
Okinawa Rafute 沖縄ラフテ
Okinawa Rafute is a braised pork belly and daikon dish simmered with sake, soy sauce, mirin, muscovado sugar, ginger, and rice. The pork becomes tender while the daikon absorbs savory flavors. A green shallot garnish adds freshness. This dish features a balance of rich, sweet, and umami tastes combined in a comforting stew.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
3
people
Calories:
669 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 300 g pork belly I used pork juel
- 500 g daikon radish
- 1 tbs rice uncooked
- 1/2 cup sake
- 1/2 cup water from pork belly cooking
- 3 tbs soy sauce
- 1 tbs mirin
- 2 tbs muscovado sugar dark
- 3 cm ginger sliced
- shallot chopped, green, for garnish
Instructions
- Wash and peel the Daikon radish. Cut into 3cm thick.
- Place the cut daikon and pork in a pressure cooker. Add water to just cover the daikon and pork.
- Add rice to the pressure cooker, lock the lid and cook over high heat.
- When the pressure indicator pin rises, turn the heat down to low and cook for 15 minutes.
- Turn the heat off and allow the pressure to release naturally.
- Remove the pork and daikon radish from the pressure cooker.
- In a different pot, add 1/2 cup of the water the pork belly was cooked in, 1/2 cup sake, 3 tbs soy sauce, 1 tbs mirin, 2 tbs dark muscovado sugar, and sliced ginger.
- Place the pork and daikon (removed from the pressure cooker) into the pot and bring to simmer.
- Simmer the daikon and pork belly for about 20 minutes with a small lid (called Otoshibuta or a drop lid) resting directly on the daikon and pork belly.
- When the liquid sauce reduces to about 1/2, turn the heat off and garnish with chopped green shallots to serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
669kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
53g
(82%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
1119mg
(47%)
Potassium
601mg
(13%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin C
37mg
(41%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
1.6mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 669
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 669kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 53g | 82% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 1119mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 601mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 37mg | 41% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.6mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.