When I had some left over roasted potatoes on the other day, I cooked them in a sweet soy sauce. The cold roasted potatoes were reborn in the Japanese flavour. Then I invented this dish. Cut the potatoes into small cubes and pre-cook them in the microwave so that you can save the cooking time. …
If you are Italian, you might say ‘this is not Italian Potato Salad!’ Well… I just created a potato salad with the ingredients that I think are Italian such as Italian herb mix and semi-dried tomatoes. This is my favourite potato salad and I like it more than My Family’s Potato Salad! Makes 4 Servings …
I don’t fry potato wedges or chips. I always bake them in the oven but you need oil for the crunchy texture. This ‘Fetta Topping’ is a delicious addition to them because the sourness of the Fetta cuts through the oiliness of the wedges balances the flavour quite well. Adding spices to the Potato and …
‘Nimono’ is a simmered dish and it is one of the very Japanese dishes. What I cooked for dinner last night was ‘Nimono’ of Satoimo (Taro) Potato and Chicken as main ingredients with carrots and shiitake. They were simmered in dashi stock flavored with soy sauce, sugar and mirin. It is a very easy dish. …
Jumbo mushrooms called King Oyster Mushrooms, ‘Eryngii’ in Japan, are available from many grocery stores. I am so glad we can now enjoy a wide variety of mushrooms in Australia. My family love mushrooms and I cook them a lot. This dish is so easy and cheap to cook, yet so delicious! Makes 4 Servings …
My family’s Potato Salad recipe has been handed down from my grandmother to my mother and to myself and to my daughter. It is nearly a century old recipe as old as our favourite Kewpie Mayonnaise. This salad is great for sandwiches, especially with toasted bread. Makes Enough for 4 Ingredients Large Potatoes 4Carrot 1Cucumber …
‘Korokke’ is a deep fried potato cake coated with Panko bread crumbs. ‘Korokke’ is very popular in Japan and we can buy many different types of Korokke anywhere. One very popular flavour is spicy curry! Makes 12 to 16 Ingredients 5 to 6 Large Potatoes *dry & fluffy types are better250 to 300g Beef Mince …
‘Korokke’ is a deep fried potato cake coated with Panko Crumbs. It doesn’t seem to be a very traditional Japanese food, but actually it is! In 1872 ‘Korokke’ has become very popular, and these days we can buy many different types of ‘Korokke’ anywhere in Japan. But I am living in Australia. I have to …
‘Satoimo’ (Taro) that you find in Japan are rather small, definitely not a fist size like the Taro I often see in Australia. Japanese ‘Satoimo’ are available in frozen from many Asian grocery stores. I love its creamy & slimy texture. This dish is called ‘Nikkorogashi’ in Japan, and it means ‘Cook & Roll’. You …
‘Butter & Soy Sauce’ is a great combination. Have you tried the boiled Potatoes with ‘Butter & Soy Sauce’? The humble boiled potatoes can be transformed into a delicious dish. This quick & easy dish can be even quicker & easier if you use Baby Potatoes. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 12 Baby Potatoes OR 4 …
‘Niku’ means ‘meat’ and ‘Jaga’ comes from ‘Jagaimo’ that means ‘potato’. Meat and Potato are cooked often with Onion in sweet soy sauce flavoured broth. This is one of the most popular home style dishes in Japan. My children love this dish. So I have to cook it very often. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 4 …
Miso Soup is one of the traditional Japanese staple dishes and this is my favourite Miso Soup since my childhood. And this is the first dish that I cooked on the very first day at a uni apartment after I moved out of my family’s home. It’s a dish to remember. I always use mild …