Stir-fried Tomato, Pork & Egg is a dish I repeatedly cook. We always eat it with freshly cooked Rice, so I made it into a rice bowl. Sweet ripe Tomatoes in season are the best, but I often use not-so-great Tomatoes for stir-fries. When Tomatoes are sour, a little bit of Sugar improves the flavour. …
‘Gyū Don’ is a rice bowl dish. Thinly sliced Beef and Onion simmered in a sweet soy sauce flavoured dashi stock is placed on rice. It is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. Probably every family has its own recipe. In Melbourne where I live, thinly sliced Beef is not widely available. When …
Australian Christmas is in summer and the weather can be very hot. One of the most popular Christmas food is Prawns, and every store sells them. After Christmas, we often have a chance to buy Christmas Prawns at a discount price. I bought some on Boxing Day. Today I used them to make this rice …
Do you know ‘Oyako’ Don’? It’s a very popular Japanese rice bowl dish. ‘Oyako’ means ‘Parent and Child’ and the dish is cooked with Chicken and Eggs. This dish is called ‘Tanin’ Don, and ‘Tanin’ means ‘stranger’ OR ‘unrelated person’. ‘Tanin’ Don is cooked with Pork and Eggs, sometimes Beef and Eggs, and those ingredients …
Softer type Tofu is tricky to use for stir-fry dishes. Then you should use Fried Tofu, that is available in a thick slice OR smaller pieces. Deep-fried medium soft Tofu are crunchy outside and softer inside. Today I pan-fried the Fried Tofu and made this rice bowl. Super easy and absolutely delicious. It is vegan, …
The delicious ‘Buta Don’ (Pork Rice Bowl) is very popular. Today I added Gochujang (Korean Spicy Miso) to its sauce for extra ‘umami’ and spiciness. If you love spicy food, you may wish to add more Gochujang, but 2 teaspoons was a right amount for me. Add some vegetables of your choice as well. Today …
‘Soboro’ means crumbled meat in Japanese. ‘Soboro’ can be made with fish meat. I have share a similar rice bowl dish ‘Spicy Tuna Soboro Don’ that is seasoned with Chilli. I seasoned this dish with Curry Powder. I always use Tuna in Springwater. If you use Tuna in Brine, you need to reduce the amount …
Garlic Chives are not a herb for many Asians. They are a vegetable and I purchase them in a fairly large bunch. I used 40g of them for this dish. 40g Garlic Chives would look too much for 1 serving. However, the volume of Garlic Chives would be reduced a lot when cooked. I recommend …
I made this Rice Bowl dish based on my ‘Mabo Dofu Japanese Style’ recipe. As the saltiness and flavour of Miso vary with the products, please alter the amount of ingredients accordingly and make the sauce suit your taste. Eggplant should be meltingly soft and it takes time to cook it. If you are in …
This mixture of Seafood & Tomato cooked with Garlic and Chilli is, of course, perfect with Pasta, but it is perfect with Rice, too. I always season it with Soy Sauce. If you have tried stir-fried Tomato & Garlic seasoned with Soy Sauce before, you already know this rice bowl is delicious. With Seafood, it …
Do you know the Japanese rice bowl dish called ‘Oyako Don’? ‘Oyako’ means ‘Parent and Child’ in Japanese. When ‘Chicken and Egg’ are used for a rice bowl dish, it is called ‘Oyako Don’. So, this dish is also a kind of ‘Oyako Don’ because ingredients are ‘Chicken and Egg’. It is super easy to …
‘Nametake’ is cooked Enoki Mushrooms in sweet soy sauce flavour. It has gelatinous slimy texture and very popular in Japan as a condiment for Rice. It is also good to eat with Tofu. Today I made a rice bowl dish using the three foods, Rice, Tofu and ‘Nametake’. If you like Tofu, you would enjoy …