"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 06:47:01 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>I have never heard of shoyu and maple syrup - probably because maple syrup
>is not a thing in Japan. It's not much of a thing here either. OTOH, I
>should try it. You might also want to try mixing mayo with shoyu and use
>that as a salad dressing. We used to eat that when we were kids and I
>recently rediscovered it. My daughter says it's a great dressing.
>
>As far as shoyu pork goes - use pork belly with skin and cut into long,
>thick, strips. Boil in water for 10 to 20 minutes. Drain the water and
>rinse
>the pork. Boil the pork for about an hour. Drain the pot and cut the pork
>into cubes. Put it back in the pot and add water until almost covered. Add
>1/2 to 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 cup of sake, and about 2 tablespoon shoyu.
>You
>can use dark Chinese soy sauce if you like. Boil for about 45 minutes or
>until you can pierce the skin easily with a fork. Add about 1/2 cup shoyu
>or
>dark soy sauce. Simmer for about 1/2 hour. Then it is done - hopefully.
>
>===
>
>Thanks for for that I won't be doing it today though because it is my
>birthday and I am being spoilt Not much work for me today lol

Happy birthday!

==

Aww thank you