This authentic Korean Kkopppa recipe is rich with the savory flavors of pork belly and plenty of vegetables. No need for a separate broth; the secret to its unbelievable deliciousness lies in simmering it with cooking sake. Enjoy a change of pace with the mitsuba herb sauce, and warm your heart and body with this easy-to-make bowl at home.

Ingredients

Main Ingredients (2 servings)

  • Pork belly block: 200g
  • Leek: 1/2
  • Carrot: 60g
  • Daikon Radish: 150g
  • Garlic, thinly sliced: 2 cloves
  • Mitsuba (Japanese parsley): 1 bunch
  • Cooked rice: to taste

Seasonings

  • Salt: to taste
  • Coarsely ground black pepper: to taste
  • Cooking Sake (Rice Wine): 100-150ml
  • Water: 3 and 1/2 cups
  • Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine): 1 tbsp
  • Soy Sauce: 1 tbsp
  • Sesame Oil: 1 tbsp
  • Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes), Ichimi Togarashi (Japanese chili powder), etc.: to taste
  • [A] Soy Sauce: 1 tbsp
  • [A] White sesame seeds, toasted: 1 tsp

Steps

  1. Cut 150g Daikon Radish and 60g Carrot into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Slice 200g Pork Belly Block into slightly thick pieces.
  3. Heat sesame oil in a pot and sauté 2 cloves Garlic until fragrant.
  4. Lightly season the sliced pork belly with salt to taste and stir-fry until the color changes.
  5. Add 100-150ml Cooking Sake (Rice Wine) to the stir-fried pork and garlic and reduce it quickly. (Key Tip!) Simmering with sake allows the pork's umami to become the broth.
  6. Once the soup becomes cloudy, add 3 and 1/2 cups Water, the cut 60g Carrot, and 150g Daikon Radish.
  7. Bring to a boil, then carefully skim off any scum.
  8. Add 1 tbsp Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) and 1 tbsp Soy Sauce, and simmer until the meat is tender.
  9. Roughly chop the mitsuba.
  10. In a bowl, combine the chopped 1 bunch Mitsuba (Japanese parsley), [A] 1 tbsp Soy Sauce, and [A] 1 tsp White sesame seeds, toasted to make the topping sauce (Jam).
  11. In the final step, add 1 tbsp Sesame Oil and 1/2 Leek, and simmer briefly.
  12. Season to taste with salt to taste and coarsely ground black pepper to taste.
  13. Ladle the pork belly kkopppa over cooked rice in a bowl. Serve with the prepared topping sauce and Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes), Ichimi Togarashi (Japanese chili powder), etc., to taste. Enjoy!

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