Vegetables

  • Tempura Vegetables

    Shiso Flowers Tempura

    Shiso (Perilla) has become popular, and more and more people are growing Shiso at home as it is often difficult to purchase from stores. If you are growing Shiso, you might be struggling to consume it and looking for recipes. Do you know you can eat not only leaves but also flowers? Some people harvest …

  • Sea Vegetables Vegetables

    Cucumber & Wakame ‘Namul’

    ‘Namul’ is a Korean dish of vegetables. Similar to Japan’s ‘Aemono’, it is basically seasoned vegetables. I often use Salt, Garlic and Sesame Oil to season ‘Namul’ dishes. Today I added some Chilli Flakes as well. This dish is very quick and easy to prepare and it can be a perfect side dish. Makes 4 …

  • Mazegohan Tofu & Soy Protein Vegetables

    Choy Sum & Fried Tofu Mazegohan

    This is a Japanese rice dish that I used to cook with a vegetable called ‘Komatsuna’ and ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu). Both of them are almost impossible to find where I live now. The best substitute for ‘Komatsuna’ is Choy Sum, and ‘Abura-age’ is almost same as Tofu Puffs. This substitute version of the dish …

  • Vegetables

    Pan-fried Broccoli with Sesame Oil & Oyster Sauce

    When you want to cook a side dish of Broccoli, steam-frying with a little bit of Water in a frying pan is truely the quickest and easiest method. I often cook with Olive Oil, Garlic and Chilli. Today I used Sesame Oil and seasoned with Oyster Sauce. Use a large head of Broccoli, but it …

  • Vegetables

    Wasabi Pickled Cucumber

    As my family members don’t enjoy Wasabi, I make this ‘Wasabi Pickled Cucumber’ just for myself. Many recipes require a lot of Salt, about 3% of the weight of Cucumber, and that’s too much for me. A lot of Sugar is also used. I actually tried the most common recipe and the result was far …

  • Beef Donburi (Rice Bowl) Vegetables

    Beef & Tomato Rice Bowl

    This is a super easy rice bowl dish. If you use already thinly sliced Beef, often available as frozen in tube shape, it will be super quick to cook. I love to add Garlic to this dish, but Ginger is also nice. You may wish to add both. This Beef and Tomato mixture is lovely …

  • Fish Vegetables

    Spinach, Corn & Tuna Salad with Sesame & Mayonnaise

    My family’s favourite Spinach dish is definitely ‘Goma-ae Spinach’, however it contains a fair amount of Soy Sauce. I am trying to reduce Salt intake because of my husband’s health issue. Today I used Japanese Mayonnaise to seasoned it and I added only 1 teaspoon Soy Sauce to this dish. It was salty enough for …

  • Egg Vegetables

    Rice Cooker Cabbage & Anchovy Frittata

    The salty Anchovy, Garlic and Olive Oil, what a great combination! Today I stir-fried Cabbage and Onion with those three great things, and made this Frittata, cooked in my rice cooker as always. Absolutely simple. No fancy ingredients are necessary, but it was DELICIOUS!!! I could have added some Parsley. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients About …

  • Vegetables

    White ‘Takuan’ (Pickled Daikon)

    ‘Takuan’, Japanese Pickled Daikon, is commonly coloured yellow, but this quick and easy ‘Takuan’ is not coloured. I actually like this natural version better. Some people prefer fairly sweet flavour, but I don’t like it too sweet. If you like sweeter flavour, just add extra Sugar. Makes 8 Servings Ingredients 12cm Daikon *about 250g after …

  • Other Soup Pork Vegetables

    Iceberg Lettuce & Wakame Soup

    This is the third time I cooked this quick and easy soup of Iceberg Lettuce. Every time I cooked it, I used more Lettuce than last time. Today I added 150g and it looked too much, but it was not. I could have added more. That’s because the volume of Iceberg Lettuce is reduced significantly …

  • Prawn & Shrimp Vegetables

    Stir-fried Daikon & Dried Shrimps

    Stir-fried anything with Garlic & Chilli is delicious. Today I stir-fried Daikon with Garlic & Chilli, and I added Dried Shelled Shrimps that adds extra Umami to the dish. I used Salt to season it, but you may wish to use Soy Sauce instead, and that would be delicious, too. Makes 2 to 3 Servings …

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