Sweet Roast Pork - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs boneless pork, rind and most of the fat removed (\"side\" or belly, 750g)
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt
1 bunch fresh watercress, to garnish
MARINADE
8 tablespoons shoyu (Japanese soy sauce)
4 tablespoons sake
5 tablespoons mirin
3 tablespoons brown sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F/200\u00b0C.
Rub garlic and salt (to taste) over pork. Heat oil in large skillet and brown the pork on all sides.
Remove pork to baking sheet and roast in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours or until pork is tender.
In small bowl mix together the marinade ingredients.
Rinse the pork in hot water and shake off excess.
Set pork in a dish and pour the marinade over it. Cover with plastic wrap and allow marinating in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Remove pork from marinade, thinly slice to serve, and garnish with watercress.