Spicy Pork Jowl Stone-Pot Rice

Ingredients

• Rice (Soaked rice; use an equal amount of water)
• Water (Equal amount to the rice)
• 300 g Pork jowl
• Scallions (Generous amount, for topping)
• Butter (Add at the end)
• Shio kombu (A handful)
• Kelp tsuyu (Add a drizzle; Yamasa kelp tsuyu is recommended)
• Egg yolk (Add at the end)
• Olive oil (For coating the pot)
• Black pepper (For seasoning the pork jowl)
• 1 tbsp Gochujang (For the spicy sauce)
• 1 tbsp Korean chili flakes (For the spicy sauce)
• 1 tbsp Soy sauce (For the spicy sauce)
• 1 tbsp Sugar (For the spicy sauce)
• 4 tbsp Cooking wine (For the spicy sauce)
• 1 tbsp Buldak sauce (For the spicy sauce)
• 0.5 tbsp Oligosaccharide syrup (For the spicy sauce)
• 0.5 tbsp Oyster sauce (For the spicy sauce)

Steps

1. 1

   Prepare the soaked rice.

2. 2

   Coat a pot with olive oil and lightly stir-fry the rice.

3. 3

   Add an amount of water equal to the amount of rice.

4. 4

   Add a handful of shio kombu and the kelp tsuyu.

5. 5

   Place the pot over medium heat and cook for 10 minutes.

6. 6

   Turn off the heat and let the rice steam, covered, for 15 minutes.

7. 7

   Season the pork jowl with black pepper.

8. 8

   Grill the pork jowl in a pan.

9. 9

   When the pork jowl is almost cooked through, add the gochujang, Korean chili flakes, soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine, Buldak sauce, oligosaccharide syrup, and oyster sauce in the specified amounts.

10. 10

    Simmer until the sauce is absorbed into the pork jowl and thickens.

11. 11

    Generously top the finished stone-pot rice with scallions.

12. 12

    Place the sauced grilled pork jowl, butter, and egg yolk on top of the stone-pot rice.

13. 13

    Mix all the ingredients well before eating.

Notes

The exact amounts of rice, water, tsuyu, butter, scallions, egg yolk, olive oil, and black pepper were not specified in the source. The spicy sauce is listed in tbsp based on the source's spoon measurements.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• stone-pot rice
• spicy
• pork
• Korean cuisine
• pan-grilled
• comfort food