Cook Beef and Vegetables in the way of Japanese BBQ with ‘Yakiniku Sauce’ and top it on the rice. It’s an easy & yummy meal. These days you can buy ready-to-use ‘Yakiniku Sauce’ but why don’t you make your own sauce. It’s very handy to have your own sauce in a bottle kept in fridge. …
The ‘Ten’ is short for Tempura. This dish consists of Tempura cooked in a sweet soy flavoured sauce on the rice. When you have Tempura leftovers, use those leftovers for this recipe. Any kind of Tempura can go quite well in this dish. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients Cooked Rice ½ bowl each Tempura Dashi Stock …
‘Katsu’ is a Japanese abbreviation for ‘Cutlets’. Following the pattern of naming Donburi dishes, cutlets on rice is called ‘Katsu Don’. Usually ‘Tonkatsu’ (pork cutlets) are used, but chicken cutlets version is also very yummy. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients Freshly Cooked Rice 4 servings Oil 1 tablespoon Onion 1 to 2 Dashi Stock 1 cup …
‘Tanin’ means ‘stranger’ or ‘unrelated person’. Unlike ‘Oyako’ Don, Pork and Eggs are not ‘parent and child’. Therefore this is called ‘Tanin’ Don. It’s a quick and easy Donburi (rice bowl) dish. Pork Mince or Beef Mince are easy to use, but thinly sliced steak(s) are nicer. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients Freshly Cooked Rice 4 …
180ml measuring cup usually comes with the rice cooker. This size cup is commonly used for measuring rice in Japan and a 180ml cupful is called 1 ‘Go‘. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients Japanese Short Grain Rice 3 cups* (180ml cups) (*Use the 180ml cup that comes with the rice cooker) Water Method 1. Wash the rice …
You will need a moderately large, thick pot with a well fitting lid to cook rice. As the rice swells when cooking and bubbles a lot, I don’t recommend using a small saucepan. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 2 cup (*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain RiceWater 120% of the volume of the rice Method Wash the …
The name Shabu Shabu is derived from the “swish swish” sound of cooking the meat in the pot. You need to slice beef block as thinly as you can. Many Asian grocers sell frozen thinly sliced meat. They also sell ready-made ‘Shabu Shabu’ dipping sauces but it is easy to make your own sauces. Makes …
Chicken and Seafood are cooked in a soy flavoured dashi, with vegetables in this Nabe dish. We often eat them with Ponzu dipping sauce. Sometimes we cook these ingredients in stronger flavoured dashi, and eat them without dipping sauce. This is a great dish to entertain my friends. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients White-meat Fish Chicken …
Serve Curry Rice with Tonkatsu (Pork Cutlets). Chicken Cutlets go very well as well. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients Oil 1 tablespoon Onions 1 to 2 Potatoes 1 to 2 Carrots 1 Water (Follow the instruction on the Curry Roux box) Curry Roux Tonkatsu (Pork Cutlet) 4 Method 1. Cut the vegetables into bite size pieces. 2. …
Japanese Curry Roux Blocks are available from supermarket stores these days. Using those curry blocks, you can cook a variety of curry dishes very easily. When I am busy or I can’t think of any idea for dinner, curry is always a good option as it is easy to prepare and everyone loves it. Makes …
I have included pork and cabbage in this recipe. These can be substituted for any ingredients at all. Because this is ‘Okonomiyaki’, you can use whatever you like. Makes 4 to 6 Servings Ingredients Plain Flour OR Self-Raising Flour 2 cups Water 2 cups Eggs 4 Salt 1 pinch Dashi Power 1/2 teaspoon *optional Cabbage …
Very thinly sliced meat or fish is called ‘Sukimi.’ Sukimi Beef cooked with vegetables and mushrooms in a sweet soy flavoured sauce used to be called ‘Gyuu Nabe’, but it came to be known as ‘Sukiyaki.’ It’s one of the most famous Japanese dishes. Raw Eggs are often used as dipping sauce. Because the food …
I have tried ready-made Vegetarian Gyoza from supermarket stores and I was not impressed at all. There was no Umami and they were tasteless. Try my recipe! More variety of Japanese mushrooms are available these days. Use chunky meaty mushrooms. Makes 35 to 40 pieces Ingredients Shiitake or Oyster Mushrooms 200g Tofu ½ to 1 …
This is my favourite type of Gyoza. Prawns can replaced or mixed with minced white fish. Traditional cooking method is good, but steaming method is also good. Makes 35 to 40 pieces Ingredients 300 to 400g Uncooked Prawns*Note: Minced white fish can be used.5 to 6 Spring Onions1 small piece Ginger *finely grated1 tablespoon Sake1 …
You can find locally produced Gyoza skins at Asian grocery stores. What I usually use is 400g pack containing 42 skins. They are fresh and very reasonably priced. Makes 35 to 40 pieces Ingredients Pork Mince 300 to 400g Wombok (Chinese Cabbage) 1/4 Salt 1 to 2 teaspoon Ginger 1 small piece *grated Garlic 1 …
