Japanese

Buta to Daikon no Nikomi (Pork and Daikon Stew)

Name: Buta to Daikon no Nikomi (Pork and Daikon Stew)
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1.5 lb pork belly; 1 daikon radish; 1 carrots; 2 cups dashi stock; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp grated ginger

Tomoko @tomoko_osaka

Buta to Daikon no Nikomi (Pork and Daikon Stew) is Japanese home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

40 min Medium Dairy free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

1.5 lb pork belly
1 daikon radish
1 carrots
2 cups dashi stock
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp grated ginger

How to cook it

Cut the pork, daikon, and carrots into large chunks.
Bring a pot of water to a boil, blanch the pork 2 minutes, then drain and rinse.
Combine the pork, daikon, carrots, dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and ginger in a pot.
Simmer, partly covered, until the pork and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes, skimming occasionally.

Watch how to cook Buta to Daikon no Nikomi (Pork and Daikon Stew)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

JAPANESE COMFORT FOOD RECIPE | BUTA-BARA DAIKON (Simmered Pork belly and Daikon) Play the video

Serve it with

A Japanese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Buta to Daikon no Nikomi (Pork and Daikon Stew), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

Something to sip
- Asari no Osuimono (Clear Clam Soup)
  
  15 min
The cooked vegetable
- Agedashi Tofu (Fried Tofu in Dashi Sauce)
  
  20 min
What it is eaten with
- Genmai Gohan (Steamed Brown Rice)
  
  45 min
The sharp little thing
- Beni Shoga (Red Pickled Ginger)
  
  2 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Buta to Daikon no Nikomi (Pork and Daikon Stew) carries gluten, soy, and fish. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Buta to Daikon no Nikomi (Pork and Daikon Stew)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Fish	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 650 kcal
Protein: 14 g
Carbs: 10 g
Fat: 61 g
Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 4 g
Sodium: 540 mg
Saturated fat: 22 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Buta to Daikon no Nikomi (Pork and Daikon Stew) takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. It is at its best in the fall and winter, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.