This is the easiest side dish you can make. In a matter of minutes, your table will have asparagus with fire and sweetness. If desired, garnish with green onions that have been diced and toasted sesame seeds.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 8 hrs 10 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 pork roast |
Ingredients
- 1 (4 pound) pork butt roast
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup sake
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
Instructions
- Place the pork roast into the bottom of a slow cooker. Pour the tomato sauce, sugar, soy sauce, sake, and garlic into a bowl, and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Pour the mixture over the pork roast. Cover the slow cooker, and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours.
- To make this even easier, place the garlic into a bowl, and pour the tomato sauce into the bowl. Fill the tomato sauce can with soy sauce and pour it in the bowl, and use the can to measure out the sugar. Rinse out the can with sake and pour it in. Then proceed as stated in the directions.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 427 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 31 g |
| Cholesterol | 97 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 28 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 2008 mg |
| Sugars | 28 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Just made it. While technically fully cooked, the bottom of the roast was still tough. Cooking it on low did nothing to cook it. I had to turn it up to high to get it to an edible degree by dinner time. Also, I marinated it overnight with the sauce. I’m not sure if it helps get it tender, but it sure is tasty. Also, speaking of the sauce, I added a dash of Worcestershire sauce to add a little smokiness to it. All in all, a good dish, but could definitely benefit from a few tweaks.
My family loves this for dinner! They complain that I do not make it more often. My 91 year old Japanese Father In Law loves the recipe also. So simple and easy to get such rave reviews from family and friends.
Easy and fall-off-the-bone tender. Has a mild barbecue flavor.
I used V-8 juice instead of tomato sauce and a little less sake than what it called for. I would use a little less sugar next time, but it’s a keeper.
I LOVE this recipe! I made two of them and served it for a dinner for 10. Everyone loved it! I also threw in some grape tomatoes and thickened the broth slightly with cornstarch. I served it with rice for my gluten free friends and with ciabatta rolls for the others. I made a pineapple bread pudding as a side. Neighbors brought deviled eggs and a salad. Terrific dinner!
#1) I do agree that there is too much liquid, cut the ingredients by 1/2, omit the sake and add in some ginger ……. then you have Hawaiian style teriyaki! #2) Cut the meat up into 2 inch chunks and marinate overnight in the fridge. #3) In response to those that say it’s ‘overcooked’ I say it’s suppose to be well done, it’s how I do BBQ pulled pork for sammies, cut up pork shoulder covered in my BBQ rub and cooked til tender, about 4 hrs on low, 6-8 hrs on high.
Let me just say- the photo doesn’t do the recipe justice! In fact, I almost didn’t try it because the picture was so… unappetizing! I’m so glad I gave in and gave it a shot! In fact I first tried this marinade about 6 months ago, and this is the 7th time I’ve made it- so I thought it was about time to sing it’s praises! Every single time I have made this marinade, it has turned out exquisite. My family loves it- and I mean everyone, beginning with my picky adult children right on down to my unadventurous grandchildren. This is a hit! I have used both the Boston butt recommended in the recipe, as well as boneless pork loins- since they tend to go on sale in my area more often than other cuts of pork. Regardless, I make the marinade according to the recipe, cook them in the crock pot as the recipe suggests in order to allow the marinade to infuse with the meat- and it turns out perfectly every time. In fact, the vegetables that I put in the crockpot along with this pork roast (potatoes, carrots, etc) also soak up this heavenly marinade, and the result is unbelievable! My family refuses my pork roasts any other way now- and I don’t mind a bit! And really, the hardest part of the recipe for me, was finding out where I could buy sake! If you’re reading this- take my advice- TRY IT!
Wonderful recipe for the slow cooker and something different with pork. I made it just like the recipe however I marinated it in the liquid ingredients overnight. I then took a portion of the of the liquid when it was done and made a thickened sauce with cornstarch. Great sauce to go on top of a serving or on the side.
Used white wine since I didn’t have any sake. I was just looking for a way to cook pork butt other than making barbecue; I wasn’t expecting much, but this was great! I absolutely will make again!
I’m making this again today! (It’ll be my second time making it.) It is really easy to make and has a nice flavor! The whole family enjoyed it last time! My picky eater even liked it! I’m going to serve it with rice and green salad.
I didn’t cook in slow cooker. In the oven for 40 mins per pound. My guess loved it. I will make it with chicken thighs also.
I definitely will be making this again. Aloha soy sauce is the way to go.
OUTSTANDING! Tender and so good, family raved and wanted more. We made with Crown Royle instead of sake. Used a 16 oz can of tomato sauce too.
Too much sauce & tastes too much like soy sauce. Pork didn’t seem to take on any flavor. However, I’ve never made a pork roast before, so the bright side is this recipe gave me a simple place to start from though.
We were not impressed with this. The meat didn’t take on the flavor of the sauce, more like all the flavor of the meat cooked out into the sauce. There was way too much cooking liquid and it was very thin / watery. The meat itself just tasted like over cooked pork.
Just made this as part of our Christmas dinner. This was not the first time that I’ve mad an Okinawan pork dish. This time, I omitted the tomato sauce and used mirin instead. It was a hit.
I didn’t like the flavor of this by itself but once I added bbq sauce it was very good. The pork comes out nice and juicy.