Buta Don
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”.
Servings: 2 bowls
Calories: 549kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups plain steamed rice
- 300 g pork fillet
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 cup lettuce leaves
- a pinch salt and pepper
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 20 g butter
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- １ tsp miso paste *1
Instructions
- Peel the garlic and slice very thinly. Set aside.
- Wash the lettuce thoroughly and tear into small pieces. 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 2 minutes one side then flip over the pork fillets and cook another 2 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.
- combine soy sauce and miso paste.
- 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.
Notes
cooking steamed rice is not included in the cooking time
Any cut of pork can be used.
*1 any type of miso-red, white and mix.
Nutrition
Serving: 2g | Calories: 549kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 10g | Iron: 0.2mg