Ume Pork

4 lb boneless pork shoulder/butt

Sauce: 2 c brown sugar

1 c catsup

1/2 c shoyu

1/2 c oyster sauce

1 tbsp sesame seeds

2 1/2 tbsp ume juice

3 ume, seeds removed & forced through a garlic press or mashed

2 cloves garlic, grated

1 piece ginger, grated

1/2 c miso

Mix sauce ingredient thoroughly. Pour a layer of sauce in the bottom of a crock pot. Place pork on sauce. Add remainder of sauce, or as much will fit in crock pot. Cook on low 8 hours. Remove pork from sauce and chill in a covered container. Chill sauce separately. Remove hardened fat from sauce and boil in a saucepan until thick. Slice pork thinly. Heat in microwave or fry slices in pan. Serve with sauce.