Braised Pork Belly

RJ found this Asian recipe that called for sake, soy sauce, and balsamic, a concoction that wound up smelling a lot like this Chinese marinade I'm familiar with and very fond of, 滷水. I've never been ambitious enough to make the marinade from scratch and have always gone with store-bought bottles. Slow cooking this mutha infused the house with the tantalizing aroma for hours and quite frankly, was torturous.

I was the proud sous chef that day, helping with chopping and prepping.