Many ingredients have a place in ramen from eggs to fish cakes. However, there is one cut of pork that nearly always features ...

Keep a close watch, and when you notice a darkened glaze, your chashu is done. Step 5 Remove the pork belly from the liquid and slice it lengthwise. Serve the slices on top of a bowl of rice.

Bring to a simmer to dissolve the sugar. Preheat the oven to 140C/300F/Gas 2. Place the pork into a small deep roasting tin. Pour over the hot liquid. Add the leek (or onion), garlic and ginger.

This is an easy pork belly dish where all the work, which isn’t much frankly, happens the day before. Slow cooking the pork belly transforms quite a cheap piece of meat into a tender treat.