Pressure Cooker Japanese Pork Roast (Pulled Pork)
It seems Pulled Meat and Slow Cooked Roast are trendy these days. But here in Australia, the cost of gas and electricity is sky-rocketing and I don’t want to cook …
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Oven-baked Cauliflower Okonomiyaki
‘Necessity is the mother of invention.’ When I wanted to make ‘Okonomiyaki’ on the other day, I didn’t have enough cabbage. That’s why I used thinly sliced cauliflower and learned …
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Pork & Vegetables Dim Sims
In Australia, there is a Chinese-inspired dumpling-style snack food called ‘Dim Sim’. It looks like a very large ‘Shumai’ dumpling. I have tried it. It is not very yummy and …
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Pork ‘Okowa’ Steamed Glutinous Rice
‘Okowa’ is the name of a type of steamed glutinous rice dish and it’s my favourite. I love ‘Okowa’ dishes. Especially the one my mother cooks by steaming. This Pork …
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Satoimo & Pork Garlic Soy Sauce
‘Satoimo’, Taro Potato, has creamy & slimy texture. Because of allergy or something, my hands often feel itchy when I peel skin of ‘Satoimo’ potatoes. So I usually use Frozen …
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Mabo Harusame
A Japanese word ‘Okazu’ is hard to be translated into English. There is no English word that has the same meaning. The Japanese principal food is rice (short grain). The …
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Mabo Eggplant
My Japanese style ‘Mabo Dofu’ recipe is quite versatile and you can replace Tofu with vegetables such as eggplant. All eggplant lovers should try this dish! It is very easy …
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Cold Pork Salad with Sesame Dressing
Thinly sliced pork and beef are commonly available in Japan, but not here in Australia. Occasionally I find frozen sliced meat in Asian grocer stores but the ordinary butchers and …
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Mabo Dofu Don
‘Mabo Dofu Don’ is a dish of freshly cooked rice covered with Japanese Style Mabo Dofu. It’s one of my son’s favourites. I have tried some different types of Tofu …
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Mabo Dofu Japanese Style
‘Mabo Dofu’ has been adapted to Japanese tastes and it is quite popular. As you know it is originally a Chinese dish but this one could be very different from …
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Layered Wambok & Pork
This is perfect for dinner on a cold day. I often cook stews in winter, and this dish is quite popular with my family. They actually encouraged me to add …
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Buta Don
‘Buta’ means ‘Pig’ or ‘Pork’. This Donburi dish is originated in Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. You can add some vegetables such as onions and carrot, but ‘Buta Don’ …
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Pork & Eggplant Spaghetti with Miso Sauce
If I name our family’s top 3 favourite vegetables, eggplant is definitely one of them. And I need to tell you, eggplant and miso are great friends. This spicy miso …
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Zucchini & Pork Spicy Stirfry
Zucchini is an easy-to-grow vegetable and we always have too much harvest. It is a challenge for me to cook them in different ways. Zucchini is not an Asian vegetable …
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Sweet & Sour Meatballs
When my children were very young, I used to make this ‘Sweet & Sour Meatballs’ quite often. I put these meatballs into their lunch box and they loved them. The …
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‘Kimu-Taku’ Rice
When I first heard about ‘Kimu-Taku Rice’ which is very popular in Nagano prefecture, Japan, I thought it was related to a Japanese star Kimura Takuya aka ‘Kimu-Taku’ who is …
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Pork with Miso Sesame Sauce
Thinly sliced meat are very popular in Japan and I used to cook them in many different ways. In Australia, I have to slice meat by myself if I need …
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Tonkatsu (Pork Cutlet)
The deep-fried pork cutlet coated with panko breadcrumbs is called ‘Tonkatsu’ in Japanese. It is often served with shredded cabbage as a dish, but ‘Tonkatsu’ is also used for various …
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Oven-baked Okonomiyaki
Cooking Okonomiyaki takes time, especially when you make many. Why don’t you bake it in oven just like pizza? You can make very large Okonomiyaki at a time and you …
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Jaa Jaa Udon
Spicy rich miso flavoured pork mixture on top of freshly cooked udon. ‘Jaa Jaa’ comes from a Chinese word ‘Zhajiang’ which is pork and bean paste mixture. My Jaa Jaa …
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Somen Stir Fry
Somen’s delicate texture goes well with this light flavoured stir fry. The noodles need to be cooked firm. Rice Vermicelli can be used instead of Somen. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients …